Robots are Toying with You

For decades, we have toyed with robots. The tables are turning and robots can increasingly toy with us. That doesn't mean we can't still have fun together. Join me as we explore how robots are progressing from our toys and tools to being our playmates and partners.

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An assortment of astromechs at the Sci-Fi and Fantasy Fest, thanks to the local 501st.

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Transformers Rocking Valhalla

Nuff said.

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Decapitate C3PO for the Holidays

The 2018 Hallmark C3P0 ornament. Post holiday sales at 50¢ on the dollar.

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Ahhnold keeping an eye on things on Halloween.

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Robots dancing funk. Yet another thing they already do better than I do.

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If you repeat something enough, it becomes true, right?

Hope it works better for robots than humans.

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Personal Robots, robots made to interact with humans, is the current human time saver. From Alexa and Siri to Roomba and Drinkbots. But where have these robots come from? Let’s look back in t…

Robot Archaeology. Yup. They’re buried in my basement, along with many more samples of the art of toy robots over the last 50 years. Many of which are featured in the archive of this RoboToys tumblr.

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Nothing to see here at Boston Dynamics. Just a cybernetic dog autonomously patrolling the factory space.  “SpotMini, fetch!”

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Boston Dynamics is getting a jump on robot development. Run, Atlas, RUN!

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Something a bit off my normal Toying with Robots theme. Anybody following this is almost certain to know of Simone, the Queen of Sh!tty Robots. Just this month she was featured by HBO doing a Sh!tty Westworld Host Robot. She’s had a bit of a curveball thrown her way on the health front. Wishing her all the best in beating this challenge and getting back to her Sh!tty Robot building. Love you, Simone.  You got this!

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It's time for National Robotics Week 2018. Remember to treat your robots extra nice. The Robotic Overlords of the Future are watching. :-)

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Happy Birthday to The Man In the Golden Droid. Photo from https://twitter.com/starwars

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Just a couple of quadrapeds patrolling the workspace.

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Baymax is just chilling out and checking out the Celestron.

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It's not a Christmas without a robot under the tree.

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A Robot putting balls on a tiny Christmas Tree. The epitome of Christmas spirit, courtesy of Simone.

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Soft Robots Acquire Origami Skeletons for Super-Strength

Soft robots are nice and cuddly, but that also makes them weak. Until, that is, researchers gave them skeletons.

Origami Engineering. Beauty and Strength for our engineered agents of change.