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When you study modern technology you're sure to come across these little buggers. They'll fascinate, scare, and inspire you. Do you feel ready to discuss them with your fellow robot enthusiasts?

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The world of robotics has been developing very rapidly over the years and amazing things have been done with them. They're more powerful, more complex, and more fascinating than ever. You don't need to understand a lot about them to realize how much can be done with the aid of robotics. From movies, to your home, to the front lines, robots are everywhere.

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Refined Robots 1 Reply

Started by Jawnson. Last reply by Bits Byte Jan 31.

Robotic slaves 7 Replies

Started by llama man. Last reply by Bits Byte Nov. 8, 2008.

Industrial Robots

Started by Bits Byte Oct. 14, 2008.

"Will Robots take your Jobs? 1 Reply

Started by Night*Hawk. Last reply by Bits Byte Oct. 8, 2008.

Piano Playing Robot

Started by Bits Byte Sep. 22, 2008.

Technology News

Twitter to get less suggestive

Twitter chief Biz Stone has confirmed the microblogging site is to drop its “suggested users list”. The service gave new Twitter account holders ideas for people to follow but had attracted claims of bias. When new users sign up to the service, they are presented with a list of around 500 suggestions of accounts to follow. [...] Related posts:

Deal of the Day: $179 Smartparts SP1000 10.4-Inch Digital Picture Frame – $69

For today’s deal of the day, we have the Smartparts SP1000 10.4-Inch Digital Picture Frame. Initially priced at $179, the SP1000 now goes for $69. 10.4″ LCD Display IR Remote Control Pictures and Video Slide Show Genuine Wood Frame 256MB of Internal Memory Built-in Speakers Wall Mountable 800X600 Resolution Accepts Most Popular Memory Cards USB Connectivity [Smartparts SP1000 10.4-Inch Digital Picture Frame - $69] Related posts:Deal of [...] Related posts:

A Tornado Inside a Soap Bubble

This is AMAZING, check this out: What seems to be happening here is that the person featured in this video creates a soap bubble. Then, he makes a second one right under the first using air coming from some kind of fog generator. To end the process, he rips the barrier between the two bubbles and [...] Related posts:

Toshiba’s Amazing Space Chair Project

To promote its new line of LCD TVs featuring LED backlighting and local dimming, Toshiba has used an helium balloon to take an ultra-lightweight chair to the edge of space, filming the process using the company’s IK-HR1S 1080i camera. One of the most memorable ad I’ve seen in a long time! Enjoy! Related posts:Project Space Jump: [...] Related posts:

Monday morning links serving: The November 16th edition

-14 Most Weird Keyboards to Own What follows is a list of 14 cool computer keyboards which are currently available in the market and every geek will long for. -Google Chrome OS To Launch Within A Week!! Google’s Chrome OS project, first announced in July, will become available for download within a week, we’ve heard from a reliable [...] Related posts:

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Comment by llama man on October 23, 2008 at 4:18am: I love sticking bits of old useless stuff together and making new useless stuff that moves or does something else.

Comment by Bits Byte on September 21, 2008 at 6:40am: Come one come all, we've all got a little bit of robot geek inside of us.

Comment by Constantino on September 20, 2008 at 10:52pm: Cool Group

Comment by gmaaaan on September 18, 2008 at 8:39pm: Going to see some robot demo's tomorrow, the company i work for is gonna buy a couple bots for trimming fiberglass water slides, and possibly spraying gelcoat, I'm gonna have to program then, Anyone have some questions I might want to ask.

Comment by Night*Hawk on September 18, 2008 at 1:17pm: Bean Bots!

Comment by C.H.E.L.E on September 17, 2008 at 4:37pm: I can't define a robot, but I know one when I see one." If you consider all the different machines people call robots, you can see that it's nearly impossible to come up with a comprehensive definition. Everybody has a different idea of what constitutes a robot. ..;)