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On the Potential for Branded Robots

Last year I wrote about these awesome fighting robots from Japan, where  I asked this question: “I am very interested in at least progressing research into the potential for branded robotics, androids & cybernetics if any readers have thoughts?” I received an equally awesome response from one Pius Agius, who challenged me on my Western predilection [...]

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Astro Boy is Blasting Onscreen

Astro Boy will be landing on our screens in October this year, it’s been confirmed. For those who don’t know, ‘Astro Boy’ is an anime sci-fi series set in a dystopian future where humans and androids coexist. It’s main character is a powerful robot called Astro Boy (Astro for short), who was created by a [...]

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Web Discoveries for July 17th

These are my del.icio.us links for July 17th The Internet of Things starts here – Violet •• Let All Things Be Connected – Future blog post material… Crazy Mouse Spider Thing – Aaah! Get them off me! Get them off!! Welcome to Aviary – A very powerful blend of Photoshop and Yahoo Pipes, brought to [...]

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Colour Picker by Jinsun Park

Colour Picker is an innovative design of a concept pen that can scan colours from anything around and instantly use the colour for drawing: After placing the pen against an object, the user just presses the scan button. The colour is being detected by the colour sensor and the RGB cartridge of the pen mixes [...]

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Web Discoveries for June 24th

These are my del.icio.us links for June 24th Node | world leader in Location Based Media – Clever, if rather corporate looking site that says it’s authors seem to have their heads screwed on when it comes to mixed reality applications. Atlas Obscura | Wondrous, curious & bizarre locations around the world – All credit [...]

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