POMI: The Penguin Robot That Feels, Hear...
It can hear you, it can see you, it can feel you and it can smell you and its all made with nuts and bolts. The POMI (Penguin rObot for Multimodal Interaction) is a penguin shaped robot designed by the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Korea, and it kind of looks to silly,...
Japan’s 80 Year Old Gakutensoku Ro...
[photo via] In 1928 Makoto Nishimura, a biologist, build the Gakutensoku robot for the celebrations of Emperor Hirohito (Showa) ascension to the throne. This automaton used a compressed air system of inflatable rubber tubes to move its eyes, smile, cheeks and chest. The robot travelled to many places...
Photoshop contest - Mouth instead of Eye...
Internet is becoming a weirder place as times passes by….Someone thought of a Photoshop contest with title “Mouth instead of eyes” and I have to admit even thought I find it disturbing the result is quite interesting. Some of the photos are funny, others scary but the weirdest bit...