Saturday, December 12, 2009
Thursday, April 12, 2007
JUST GIVE ME THE FRICKEN BEER!!!!
Here are the main problems, and the reasons it'll never take off in the western world.
1. I could drink 3-4 beers while it is still drawing the first.
2. It talks to much. Not interested in talking to a beer pouring robot. Got friends to talk to, not robots. JUST SHUT YOUR MOUTH AND POUR MY BEER!
3. On the subject of talking, it's speaking Japanese; could be insulting me for all I know...
3. Okay this is a biggy, and I'll have to use capitals for this to vent some of my frustration.... IT SPILLS THE FUCKING BEER!!!
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
STUPID ROBOT!!!!
I found this very amusing... Now I can't understand Japanese, but I'm sure that intro was really impressive, and the audience was getting ready for a thrilling display of robot antics. LOL.
Why do the Japanese always dress in school uniforms?? And when I saw her I thought the girl was a robot too...silly me...
But the best bit is when the screen comes on stage...like a car accident victim, injuries too horrific to be viewed by the general public. And they had the screen ready for such an emergency??
Anyway I just love the fact that that smart-arse little arrogant ASIMO got what was coming to 'im. Serves 'im right, I say!!
5/5 for Clumsiness. Humans 1 Robots 0.
Friday, October 13, 2006
My fav video LMAO
Friday, September 29, 2006
Monday, August 28, 2006
Christmas Party Robot
So tell me, what were all the charts and graphs for? some kind of joke? And anyway it looked like it was at a christmas party.
Was this the work of some department in some robotics lab? after a years of hard work and money spent, the big unveiling at the christmas party? LOL I'm sure there were a few drunken execs sulking in their plastic glasses of wine.
I'm sure there's been lots of developements in the robot world. I'll have to troll the web and find some good stuff.
Just something funny... I was on an online help chat thing, trying to get some tech help. Anyway I was convinced I was talking to a bot. Now a software bot, for those who don't know, is a automated program that responds intuitivly to your questions. So after my question was answered, I was tyring to determine if the guy on the other end was a 'bot'. I was convinced he wasn't human becuase he was so polite and there weren't any grammical (grammical?! is that a word? or have I just made that up on the spot? we'll see what spellcheck has to say about this, anyway I digress, back to the story)or spelling errors. So here's this guy, paid to be polite, unabusive and calm AND with perfect spelling and none of that SMS text junk, trying to convince me he was human. AND here I'm thinking; WOW this bot is GOOD there is some excellent programming behind this... LOL
Only after a few months when I needed online help again, from a different site did I realise my mistake. AGAIN I started to put the poor person through the "are u a bot? cos' u type like one...Oh a clever bot trying to convince me your human, oh very funny, but I'm not stupid"
Apparantly I am.
Anyhoo, please let me know if anyone is out there reading this rubbish, Because if I'm writing this to myself...well isn't that one of the signs of madness? or the second... anyway just leave a comment. Because if I can just reach one person...well then it's STILL not worth it, is it?...maybe a a hundred thousand!?
I now might just go and find some robot video stuff, I'm sure the boffins have been hard at work. Adios!
Saturday, June 10, 2006
Ding-a-Ling Shoe-Shine!
So, there you have it, a glimse into the near future, a robot world, with robots that shine shoes, and wise old robots called 'answer man' robots. Ding a Lings give us a frightening look at our mechanized future.
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
No stopping this little guy...
Friday, June 02, 2006
Very funny non-robot video. Yes they do exist!
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Think outside the box
or at least that's the idea behind the robot. I have trouble getting my head around how it could be useful. I mean their boxes...and they move...around...and...some more...moving about. So there you have it, quite self explanatory. I'm sure when you see the video it all make sense to you. I'm sure there's a million applications for this; everything from box removal to box storage.
Monday, May 29, 2006
Friday, May 26, 2006
Goodbye Kids ASIMO is here
Anyway I've sat down and explained to the kids, in the kindest way I could, that they would have to hit the road. They simply don't measure up to ASIMO. Does that make me a bad parent? I don't think so... I'll explain; ASIMO is polite and doesn't talk back. From what I can gather, he's quite tidy around the house. He stands out in a crowd, so you can't lose him. Not fussy with food, 'cos he doesn't even eat! Can't get the kids to bed? well just flip a switch. I think the kids understood these points, after they stopped sobbing I pointed out that they could come back and visit anytime they liked. ASIMO would even help pack their bags. Say no more! SOLD!
Now, I know you all must think I'm a monster, and I may well be. But I just want to point out one thing to all you so called 'good parents' and 'humanitarians'; Remember when you watched AI:Artificial intelligence? the spielberg movie? the one with the robot boy? Remember that little brat of a HUMAN kid. Remember YOU wanted the mother to get rid of the brat and keep the GOOD boy robot?
DON'T LIE!!!! it DID cross your mind!
so...now that where all honest with ourselves, we can see that I'm right; Kids go, good robot children stay. Case closed, and goodday to you all.
He does run like a bit of a girl though. This could be a problem with bullies at school...
And he may be gay...
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Roomba, it sucks!
This is the Roomba when all is well...
And this is an example of Roomba's considerable temper...
Monday, May 22, 2006
America's Latest Triumph In Robotics
"this is at the pinnacle of genius and ingenuity" one engineer is quoted as saying.
"impressive, a clear winner", and "surely you'll be seeing these technological wonders in our homes in the near future" another said.
This footage does have, what appear to be large bananas with the robot, but I'm assured by the R&D team, that this is just a ploy to throw off corporate spying. "we would be devastated if this technology was stolen, reversed engineered that is"
Has America 'redeemed' itself in the robotics world? I'm sure the Japanese will have to re-think many of their projects. "This has set us back a decade, ASIMO will be scrapped and we will look at new directions for our robotics industry. The USA has given us a body blow with this one." a leading scientist from Honda has said.
The Japanese, leaders in robotics...
Well your wishes have may have just come true!
NeCord wont bring your cat back, BUT it will give you the next best thing. A walking, meowing, animated DEAD looking cat for your home.
YES! there is life after death! And NeCord will bring it to your home!
*Batteries not included. Soundtrack available through iTunes.
Sunday, May 21, 2006
An educational video for those that fear robots
Wow I found this clip really funny. See what you think...
Friday, May 19, 2006
More twisted and evil ideas
But seriously, in the near future, when nano technology has really taken off, I'm sure we'll be able to make cameras(with battery, transmitter, and circuitry that is) the size of pinheads. And then you could start putting them on insects and other small creatures. So many different paths to robotics. Some scientists and engineers working on artificial intelligence, while others are looking at intergrating insects and animals into controling machines. Interesting and kinda disturbing...
Cockroaches...Our new Overlord Masters.
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Elvis the CatBox robot
Hmm where do I start. YOU MADE YOUR CAT INTO A BOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What the HECK were you THINKING man!!! It looks like a FedEx express box with a friggen cats head on it! What about the poor cat, it don't want to be a robot. Or if it did give it some mouse catcher ability like some deadly claw at the front, or some kind of flyswatting device. The kids at Christmas will try and open it, and then what?! you'll put 'em in councelling for better half of thier lives. Whoa, rant over, sorry about that. Seriously I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when I saw this. Anyway I reckon a 3.5/5 for freaky and 2/5 for funny.
I, Brokeback
While I'm on the subject of Brockback mountain, as some of you know in Tasmania, Australia we had two miners trapped for fourteen days in a small cage one kilometer bellow the ground. One of our media commentators, Jill Singer, made a joke about them, referring to the situation as very 'Brokeback Mountain'. Now, as you can imagine, this didn't go down too well with the general public, and I hate political correctness myself, but I think it did go a bit far. Tsk tsk Jill. But anyway I digress...back to the clip.
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
DANCING LITTLE FREAKS!!!
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
First post WOOHOO!!!
Well... The first video looks like an ad for a robot. It looks real, but obviously it's not. It is set in the slums of Johannesburg, and it was created by The Embassy Visual Effects Inc and directed by Neill Blomkamp (my hats off to them). Great stuff, I've watched this a few times now; I'd give it a 4/5 for impressiveness, for the production that is, 'cos it ain't real (yet), and a 4/5 for freakyness, 'cos it's real... freaky, eh?