Fully transformable robot costumes. It made its way from BoingBoing to Engadget and then here. Be your favorite Transformer character next halloween and transform, while you’re wearing it. Engadget says:

 

 Yours for just a mere $3750 USD.

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I never would have guessed it, but apparently Tech Geek is going to make a comeback. They have a message on their homepage, dated November 8th, that reads:


I honestly though they’d gone to way of so many other robot websites (remember Ars Robotica or Botic?). Heck, I even offered to buy them out – I didn’t get a reply though. So, good luck guys, interested to see what you do with it.


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It’s amazing how quickly three weeks will pass when you’re not paying attention. It’s also amazing how three weeks in real life is about 30 internet years. If I were working for someone else they’d probably fire me at this point, but seeing how I’m not, I just have to hope the fans are loyal. So, yes, I’ve been busy, killer semester. Exams will be over in 2 weeks.

Over Christmas break I’ll be posting a review of Element Product’s (distributed and branded by Parallax) Scribbler robot. I’ve played around with a bit and I’m very impressed. Stay tuned for that.

Also expect an interview with Tom Atwood from Robot Magazine. I’m not sure if they’ve shipped their first edition yet, but I’m excited about what they’ve got going on.

There should also be a nifty "robot Christmas shopping list" popping up in the next week or so. It’ll help you get some good ideas for that robot lovin’ family member.

Finally, just cleaning out my link box here:

Australian Amateur Robotics website. They’ve got several projects on their site, including LCD control and a robot with tank treads.

The Robot Dungeon. Several robots here, along with projects built by the site’s owner, Steven Easley.

Robo-Pro. I saw a lot of these robots at RoboNexus 2005, I’m not entirely sure what the site is about or for, but it’s got pretty pictures. That’s all that counts, right?


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Wow, this really snuck up on me, but CEO Colin Angle and Chairman Helen Greiner rang the opening bell at the NASDAQ today. There were celebrating the offering of iRobot’s stock, which is trading under the symbol "IRBT". Great going guys! It closed today at $26.70 after opening at $34.16 with a volume of 5,279,564 shares. Check out Yahoo’s wrap-up.

How much are you going to buy?


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Thanks to Robot Dreams and their Combat Robot Builders group, I now know about Frapper. Think of it as a mashup of Google Maps and Flickr. So, I created a "I Build Robots!" Frapper group. Go proclaim your love of robots with style! Let’s get some good support here. Tell your friends. Tell me what you think.



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