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Random Robot Roundup
     

Travis Deyle writes, "The iconic Pixar animated lamp, Luxo Jr.,
unofficially debuted
in animatronic form at Disney's Hollywood Studios in late June."
Rog-a-matic spotted
a detailed paper
model of a MechWarrior robot. A PDF
of the artwork is available for anyone who wants to build their own.
He also sent a link to a RoboTokyo
post suggesting 5
Robotic Home Makers for Lazy People. Emeka Okafor pointed
out an article by Richard Eskow in the always interesting 3 Quarks Daily blog expressing
skepticism (and perhaps a misunderstanding) of memetics titled, A
Coupla Robot Heads Sitting Around Watching TV.
The Swirling
Brain noticed a CinemaBlend
post claiming the android girl in the Surragates movie poster is
copied from the Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles teaser art
work. What they've forgotten is that the Terminator art itself looks to
be copied
from the Borg Queen in
Star Trek: First Contact. Poly Bug sent a link to an interesting
collection of photos,
video, and info about Iowa State University's humanoid robot. Know
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