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Grand Guardian Tokyo

May 14 2008 / 8:45 pm Was written by Amber View Comments

Stumbled across this weird commercial for a giant robot hotel.

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It Starts With the Children

Mar 26 2008 / 3:58 pm Was written by Amber View Comments

Aeon Co. has dropped off this lovely robot babysitter in a Japanese mall. Now robots do look cool, but it bothers me that this robot has a camera and projector for eyes which read a special badge given to the child and project ads. The company states the babysitter is designed so that the kids [...]

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Not Your Average Elmo

Feb 22 2008 / 4:38 pm Was written by Amber View Comments

Elmo, with a vengeance.

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Spock: Vulcan Neck Pinch of Paranoia

Feb 7 2008 / 9:25 pm Was written by Amber View Comments

There is a fate more dire than being Googled. Now in our midst is a lovely little people search engine. This search engine is called Spock. Spock knows where you are. No longer in a private beta, but still in a beta, Spock also plans to do for people searching what google has done to [...]

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Robot with the "iCrotch"

Jan 5 2008 / 4:54 am Was written by Amber View Comments

Theres a happy little built it yourself skype robot out…with an iPod dock for a crotch. The robot itself is called Spykee and its made by Erector.
…Wow.
Irony.
Neat little gizmo scoped at Gizmodo.

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Creepy Yet Comfy?

Dec 24 2007 / 1:02 am Was written by Amber View Comments

There is a new transitional tool for infants that is supposed to replicate the touch of another human being for comfort. Zaky Baby Pillows.
It creeps me out so I am just going to link it.
Scoop via Coolgadget via Medgadget.

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