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The 10 Best Robots in Pop Culture

Donald Deane — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:24:07 +0000

Sadly, Matt Groening's long-running cartoon 'Futurama' was canceled earlier this week after seven seasons and 140 episodes on two different networks. Yes, we'll miss Fry, Leela and the rest of the crew, but we'll miss Bender, the acerbic, cigar-chomping robot, the most. But it's not all bad news -- Bender has rightfully earned himself a place among the most memorable robots in pop culture.

Dad Uses Amazing Terminator Arm For Good, Not Evil

Emerald Catron — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:18:09 +0000

This amazing video makes us wonder — is there some sort of psychological evaluation before somebody is given a robot-Terminator arm, or do doctors just cross their fingers and hope for the best? It seems like that could go really wrong. Fortunately, Nigel Ackland, 53, is using his bionic arm for cracking eggs and pouring [...]

YouTuber Ron Tajima's Quirky Robots [VIDEOS]

Jordan Breindel — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:00:46 +0000

Japanese YouTuber Ron Tajima likes to build robots. Not necessarily the kind of robots that are going to revolutionize manufacturing as we know it, but the kind that will turn from a beer can into a cute little creature or from a Roomba into a baby cradle. This isn't to say that Ron's robots aren't special, just that they're a little quirky. And there's nothing