Realistic Terminator T-800 Hand Tankard And Split Head Bookends
These are the Terminator T-800 hand tankards ($58) and split head bookends ($79) available from Merchoid. Both are cast in resin and hand painted, and the tankard...
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The End Nears: Drone Programmed To Dodge Balls Thrown At It
Because what good is a killer drone if it can't dodge a projectile hurled from a member of the human resistance, this is a video from the...
Mashup Of Tyrion Lannister Arguing With Monty Python And The Holy Grail's French Taunter
Note: Probably not for people who aren't caught up with Game Of Thrones. This is a video mashup from Funny Or Die of Tyrion Lannister attempting to...
Atlas Humanoid Robot Demonstrating Autonomous Path Planning Across Narrow Terrain
This is a video demonstration of the walk plan algorithm developed by IHMC Robotics for Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid robot. Some more info while I crouch down...
A Glitch In The Matrix: Programmer's First Attempt At Having Cars Removed From Video Footage Using Machine Learning
This is a video of programmer Chris Harris's first attempt at having an artificial intelligence system using neural networks remove cars from some footage he shot (links...
So It Begins: A Team Of 10 Boston Dynamics SpotMini Robotic Dogs Pull A Truck
This is a video from Boston Dynamics starring ten of their SpotMini robotic dogs towing a truck (1-degree uphill, truck in neutral) across the parking lot. According...
Robotic Arm Beats 'I Am Not A Robot' Computer Captcha Test
Miss it. Miss it. Miss it. Gah! This is a video of a UR5 Universal Robot arm at Ara Institute of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand lying...
Boston Dynamics' Latest, A Giant Bird Inspired Box-Carrying Robot
This is a video from Boston Dynamics of Handle, a "mobile manipulation robot designed for logistics." Some more info while I imagine it's a giant drinking bird...
This Will End Well: Russian Arms Manufacturer Develops Flying Rifle Prototype
These are a couple demo videos of the flying rifle developed by Russian arms manufacturer Almaz-Ante. It's a little radio controlled electric plane with a fuselage made...
Vacuum Powered Origami Inspired Robotic Hand That Can Pick Up Any Shape Object
This is a video demonstration of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab's 'Magic Ball' soft gripper robotic hand. It's unique design allows it to pick...
The End Nears: Robotic Leg Teaches Itself To Walk With No Human Programming
Because apparently living in the endtimes sounds far more exciting to roboticists than the beginning or middletimes, researchers at the University Of Southern California claim they've built...
MIT's New Mini Cheetah Robot Can Perform Backflips, Ruin Your Day
This is a video demonstration of MIT's new Mini Cheetah headless quadruped robot: a smaller, 20-pound version of their non-mini Cheetah robot previously seen HERE and HERE...
Damn, Mother Nature: Giant Tarantula Drags Opossum Away For Dinner
Because the circle of life for this young opossum was little more than a 15-degree arc, this is a video of a large tarantula dragging a opossum...
Judge Fake People: A Hot Or Not Website For AI Generated Faces
Using the faces generated by an artificial intelligence program for the website Thispersondoesnotexist (previously posted here), Judge Fake People is a site that adds a hot or...
ThisPersonDoesNotExist, A Website That Uses AI To Make Fake Human Faces
Above: All fake people. ThisPersonDoesNotExist.com is a website that's exactly what it sounds like provided it doesn't sound like anything but a site that uses artificial intelligence...
No Fair: MIT Researchers Teach Robot To Play Jenga
Because why shouldn't game night end with me menacingly threatening a robotic arm with a kitchen stool just like I would a human winner, researchers at MIT...
AI Deep-Learning Program Places Steve Buscemi's Face On Jennifer Lawrence In Golden Globes Video
This is a video created using a deep-learning artificial intelligence program that placed Steve Buscemi's face on Jennifer Lawrence's head and body while she was speaking at...
Visions Of The Future: An Army Of Robotic Spiders On The March
Yesterday we saw Robugtix's 3-D printed Z6 robot trying to give us an awkward teenage boner with a 1980's inspired aerobics routine, and today, an older video...