Luckily, he’s a robot, so those nubs are repairable. Not so for you, kiddies: have a safe and fun (and safe) 4th of July. And if you don’t live in the US, well… Just go blow something up anyway, I’m sure everybody will appreciate the sentiment.

You know what, on second thought, don’t.

You can catch the other two Bots With Stuff from last week over on The Shoebox Blog, including a robot with very disappointed parents, a robot with one of those upside-down tomato plant thingies , and a robot with implants (!).

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I don’t speak any Japanese, so unfortunately I’ve only been able to understand little snippets of information, but according to an article on Robot Watch, an autonomy of robots (yeah, I’m trying out a new collective noun) designed and constructed by Jiro Aizawa in the 50s and 60s have been located in a wearhouse in Japan. The robots have lights (and maybe some movements?) controlled by vacuum tubes, and are going to be restored. I think. The translation is pretty sketchy. More pics, after the jump, and if any of you can read Japanese, do us all a favor and post what’s really going on in the comments. (Read more…)

If the Bots With Stuff three times a week isn’t enough for you, how about a robot pouch every single day of the week? That’s what Erin Wilk is working on, and so far, she’s made 257 (and counting) little robot pouches, and each one unique (and adoooorable). It’s fun to page through all of the designs, but here’s a few more of my favorites:

What do you do with a robot pouch? Easy: put stuff in it. They’re extremely limited edition of course, but you can buy some of them at Erin’s Etsy store for $30 to $40ish, here.

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You might be familiar with ZINK if you’re an OhGizmo reader, but if not, ZINK is a special kind of heat sensitive paper that allows for instant color printing without ink. It’s showing up in the next generation of Polaroid-y cameras that poop out completed prints. Seriously, see for your self. Anyhoo, ZINK is sponsoring a design competition “to imagine new and innovative solutions that enable and enhance printing with the ZINK™ Technology,” and one of the finalists is David Bulfin’s Inchworm robot.

The robot uses suction treads to crawl along walls covered with ZINK wallpaper, and as it moves, a thermal unit on its belly prints out text or pictures or designs of your own. The bot is connected to the internet, so can continually update your walls with the latest and greatest from social networking sites or RSS feeds or whatever else you want. When it has covered your entire house, simply stick up more paper and let the bot keep on doing its thing… It’s sort of like having every room in your house covered with a giant screen that refreshes reeeeeaaaaally slowly.

[ Zink Concept Finalists ] VIA [ Core77 ]

The fact that Skeletor appears to be a robot should finally put to rest the question of who the master of the universe is. Sorry He-Man, you lose, but then, you’re a man, so the fact that an evil robot is superior should come as no surprise, especially around here.

You’ll find the final two Bots With Stuff that we missed from a couple weeks ago over on The Shoebox Blog, including a robot with a baboon’s butt and a robot with antiquated technology.

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No, you can’t touch this, because if you do, those pants will grab you by the face and suffocate you. Don’t laugh, I’ve seen it before.

You’ll find the other two Bots With Stuff that we missed from a couple weeks ago over on The Shoebox Blog, including a robot with the stomach flu and a robot with an eating disorder.

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Alright, what with RoboGames and all, we’ve gotten a little behind with our Bots With Stuff. The plan is to get caught up over the weekend, with Special Weekend Edition Bots With Stuff™. Meantime, enjoy today’s Bot With Stuff… What, you didn’t seriously think that Superman was biological, did you?

You can catch the other two Bots With Stuff from last week over on The Shoebox Blog, including a robot with a speech impediment, and a robot with… Well, a robot with a bunch of stuff that makes him seems like a jerk.

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According to Make, this solar powered walker (with obstacle avoidance, it looks like) has something to do with Theo Jansen’s Strandbeests, which we covered on OhGizmo back in 2007. It walks the same, anyway, except it uses the sun instead of the wind for power. And it’s way, way smaller. Here’s the original wind powered version:

Really big one, after the jump. (Read more…)

It may be true that the present state of development of robotic tentacles hasn’t progressed very far, but that’s okay, we know that the future is going to be full of robot octopi, and each one of them is going to have a posse. you can get the shirt ahead of time for $20.

Here’s what ThinkGeek has to say about the shirt:

“A [collective noun] of robots is printed in black on this grass green t-shirt that’s 100% fine jersey cotton.”

Now, I’ve mentioned this before, but it’s time to get serious. We’ve got to come up with a collective noun for robots. A really, really good one. Because if nobody has one yet, this is our BIG CHANCE to influence the lexicographic outcome of our society.

So what’s it going to take to get your creative juices flowing? Bribery? Threats? Let us know in the comments.

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This is a full size Gundam. Why? Because Japan, that’s why. Now stop asking awkward questions and just marvel at the fact that someone saw fit to cause this thing to exist:

VIA [ Pink Tentacle ] and [ Gizmodo ]