Robots and Such

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-33281694590315057512006-12-14T01:36:00.001-08:002008-12-11T03:58:23.543-08:00Robots and Such<img style="margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 41px;" src="http://static.flickr.com/93/267507258_9b2177cb6a.jpg" alt="" border="0" />"QUANTUM SHOT" #58 <a href="http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2006/12/robots-and-such.html">link</a> Build your own retro-future, one rusty robot at a time: Cute Little Army of Robots <a href='http://bennettrobotworks.com/robots.php'>Bennett Robot Works</a> are the "Original Art Robot Sculptures" (looking every bit like props from the "Robots" animated feature). They're made from "found objects": wood, metal, and various strange stuff found in the basement and at garage sales. There is an endless catalog of them on this site. Each robot is a miniature delight; and together they are as addictive, as an assortment of mini donuts. <a href="http://static.flickr.com/144/322057908_22d60721e2_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; " src="http://static.flickr.com/144/322057908_22d60721e2.jpg" border="0" alt="Consumer technology" /></a> <a href="http://static.flickr.com/144/322769812_77b00aff9e_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://static.flickr.com/144/322769812_77b00aff9e.jpg" border="0" alt="Consumer technology" /></a> <a href="http://static.flickr.com/130/322041209_ed44c0a79c_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://static.flickr.com/130/322041209_ed44c0a79c.jpg" border="0" alt="Consumer technology" /></a> <a href="http://static.flickr.com/142/322041537_a058872875_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; " src="http://static.flickr.com/142/322041537_a058872875.jpg" border="0" alt="Consumer technology" /></a> <a href="http://static.flickr.com/143/322041326_21208537ce_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; " src="http://static.flickr.com/143/322041326_21208537ce.jpg" border="0" alt="Consumer technology" /></a> <a href="http://static.flickr.com/134/322038945_c1c9c03cb8_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; " src="http://static.flickr.com/134/322038945_c1c9c03cb8.jpg" border="0" alt="Consumer technology" /></a> <a href="http://static.flickr.com/126/322038675_f4babc794e_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; " src="http://static.flickr.com/126/322038675_f4babc794e.jpg" border="0" alt="Consumer technology" /></a> Each robot takes about a month to build. They are not meant to be a toy. Some robots mean business In case you want to be prepared, here is <a href='http://www.robotuprising.com/home.htm'>the book</a> "How to survive a robot uprising"; and <a href="http://www.combots.net/pix.php">another site</a>, where the most aggressive robots can battle each other to their heart's content: <a href="http://static.flickr.com/132/322780166_304caa5484_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; width:360px" src="http://static.flickr.com/132/322780166_304caa5484.jpg" border="0" alt="Consumer technology" /></a> <a href="http://static.flickr.com/135/322780833_8db65c79b1_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; width:360px " src="http://static.flickr.com/135/322780833_8db65c79b1.jpg" border="0" alt="Consumer technology" /></a> while veterans stand around and watch: (source <a href="http://www.alhonig.com">site</a>) <a href="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R6UyLO9Hp0I/AAAAAAAAGDs/J5mwStoiN_M/s1600-h/322778191_e298e5ad91_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R6UyLO9Hp0I/AAAAAAAAGDs/J5mwStoiN_M/s800/322778191_e298e5ad91_o.jpg"></a> ...and robotic mice scatter nearby: <a href="http://static.flickr.com/128/322783474_90cca085ef_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://static.flickr.com/128/322783474_90cca085ef_m.jpg" border="0" alt="Consumer technology" /></a> - witness "Herbie the MouseBot", fully functional miniature robot rodent (<a href="http://www.solarbotics.com/ ">source</a>) If you read old newspapers, you'll see that robots were more well-behaved in the past: this one "STEAM-POWERED DREADNOUGHT CERBER" was even employed as a police enforcer in Victorian London: (more <a href="http://community.livejournal.com/ru_steampunk/36138.html">here</a>) <a href="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R6UxDu9HpzI/AAAAAAAAGDk/sf8odxlOLj4/s1600-h/322788721_ef75a58161_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R6UxDu9HpzI/AAAAAAAAGDk/sf8odxlOLj4/s800/322788721_ef75a58161_o.jpg"></a> But as history progressed, they often made the wrong choices: <a href="http://static.flickr.com/143/322810989_11eac940d8_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://static.flickr.com/143/322810989_11eac940d8.jpg" border="0" alt="Consumer technology" /></a> <a href="http://static.flickr.com/126/322820476_b843a88237_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://static.flickr.com/126/322820476_b843a88237.jpg" border="0" alt="Consumer technology" /></a> (<a href="http://surbrook.devermore.net/superpics/machines/machines.html">source</a>) ...to the point that today humans need to put up warning signs like this: <a href="http://static.flickr.com/134/322808086_795dc33ae6_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://static.flickr.com/134/322808086_795dc33ae6.jpg" border="0" alt="Consumer technology" /></a> Know your enemy - read the site devoted to wayward robots, aptly named <a href='http://www.suicidebots.com/'>"Suicide Bots"</a> Don't miss a link to "sexed robots" <a href="http://www.zprod.org/zLab/sexedRobots.html">site</a>, or picture of <a href="http://www.suicidebots.com/2006/12/13/photo-of-the-day-googlebot/">"Google Bot"</a>. Probably the Ugliest Robot Ever: <a href="http://static.flickr.com/137/322886206_c032e3025b_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; " src="http://static.flickr.com/137/322886206_c032e3025b.jpg" border="0" alt="Consumer technology" /></a> As a parting shot, these are quite harmless robots from the communist times in Russia: (they are also quite ugly) <a href="http://static.flickr.com/129/322057426_78493c8d3c_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; width:500px" src="http://static.flickr.com/129/322057426_78493c8d3c_o.jpg" border="0" alt="Consumer technology" /></a> <a href="http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/03/decorative-robot-creations.html">CONTINUE TO NEXT PART</a> <a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2006/12/robots-and-such.html">+StumbleUpon <img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/RkwyjU1gWGI/AAAAAAAAAek/sU4P1vUFRxQ/s400/stumble+copy2.jpg"></a> <a href="http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2006/12/robots-and-such.html">Permanent Link</a>...<a href="http://del.icio.us/post" onclick="window.open('http://del.icio.us/post?v=4&noui&jump=close&url='+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+'&title='+encodeURIComponent(document.title), 'delicious','toolbar=no,width=700,height=400'); return false;"><img src="http://images.del.icio.us/static/img/delicious.small.gif"></a> Category: <a href="http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/01/category-technology.html">Gadgets</a>,<a href="http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/01/category-vintage.html">Art</a> Related Posts: <a href="http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/08/robotic-art-bliss.html">Robotic Art Bliss</a> <a href="http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/11/cool-art-from-everyday-objects.html">Cool Art from Everyday Objects</a> Dark Roasted Blend's Photography Gear Picks:<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11787852-3328169459031505751?l=www.darkroastedblend.com'/></div>Avi Abramshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12550929795356812957noreply@blogger.com6