Saturday, August 08, 2009
Weekend 108.0
(1) I took this picture when I was out-and-about with Burgoyne. It looks like a toy.Related
Honda Scooters
(2) This goal by Landon Donovan comes at the expense of my New England Revolution but it's a beauty. I wish he saved it for El Tri.
(3) R2-Q5 on YouTube and Woookieepedia. You can purchase a remote-controlled version of R2-Q5
at Amazon.(4) A very cool distressed version of V.I.N.CENT from Disney's The Black Hole sold at the San Diego Comic Con. The art toy was created by MINDstyle.
(5) Information about the upcoming D23 Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center (September 10–13, 2009). D23 is the first official community for Disney fans.
Labels: disney, robots, soccer, weekend
Friday, March 13, 2009
Weekend 88.1
ADD OCD DIY? Organize and Shelve Books by ColorA Weathered Apple
Playmobil Chromatic
Disney's Wonderful World of Color
More Playmobil
Crash!
Flight 1021
Football
Kasey Keller back home in Seattle to finish career
Revs train in Austin
Robots
Coca Cola Robots
Other Stuff
The History of Vans (Sneaker Freaker Magazine)
Labels: disney, playmobil, robots, soccer, weekend
Friday, December 26, 2008
Weekend 78.0
Friday, August 22, 2008
Made In China
I found these Bag O' Bots from the movie Wall•E at a local KB Toys. It seems a little ironic that a movie chastising us for being consumers is selling blocks of plastic made in China. I keep thinking of that Mainway Toy skit Aykroyd used to do on SNL. The Bag O' Bots are even manufactured for THINKWAY TOYS in Point Lookout, NY!KB Toys could be a division of BnL. It's mostly a dollar store at this point with cheap toys from China.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Weekend 57.0
In case you haven't noticed I'm on my summer posting schedule. Today I'm off on a short road trip with General Burgoyne and Pervy Sage to watch Twellman take the pitch for the first time since May 11.We're also going to see WALL•E on Sunday and so far the reviews have been stellar. The story is post-apocalyptic (maybe even dystopic) and includes a bevy of robots with a forlorn WALL•E as the main character.
Labels: robots, soccer, weekend
Sunday, April 06, 2008
Weekend 48.0
"I am Bender, please insert girder." Here is another card in my limited-edition robot trading card series™. Bender is my favorite robot. In the pantheon of robotdom only R2D2 comes close (and a distant second at that).
Bender isn't great because he smokes cigars and uses foul language. It's not his womanizing, drunkenness, thievery, or lying that makes him great either. Bender is great because his indifference and selfishness are rendered benign by his feelings for Fry (and everyone else at Planet Express).
I would love some nominees for the most useless/worst robots category. I'm quite certain Roboz from Riptide would make the list. I think H.E.L.P.eR from the Venture Brothers deserves a nomination.
Here is a list of "favorite robots" I found on the Internets®. I am happy to report that the blogger/writer/author included Small Wonder in the montage.
She's fantastic. Made of plastic. Micro chips here and there.
Before I forget...
Here's a link to the smartest toy robot in the world.
Monday, January 28, 2008
"Robotics" @ the Bruce Museum
The exhibit is open January 26, 2008 - April 20, 2008. The Bruce Museum is in Greenwich, CT. The hours are Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 1-5 p.m. The cost is $7; $6 for seniors and students; free for children under 5 and members (Source: CT Post).
Robots invade Connecticut!
The past 50 years have witnessed extreme growth in the robot world from the pop culture aspect all the way to functional data collecting robots who do the dirty work for humans and who aid our health, science and manufacturing industries.
This weekend the Bruce Museum opens its doors to all the robot aficionados or what we like to call geeks to their latest show Robotics.
Proud to be among the dork set, the staff at PLAY was all too eager to cover an entire exhibition dedicated to how the human-like machines work and all our favorite robots of the big screen.
Cynthia Ehlinger, Publications Relations Representative and Curatorial Assistant for the Bruce Museum, has been helping to bring dynamic exhibits to the space in her 10 years on staff...
Labels: robots
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
ATHF: Robots Everywhere
Quotes from the season premiere of ATHF.(1) It's so old world. Did you know pooping standing up is chic?
(2) I have no credit, no savings and I'm between opportunities.
(3) How much is the house? Please say a very low number.
(4) Have you seen the deadbeats around? You know...the food.
Read the review for some arcane ATHF trivia.
Labels: robots
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Weekend 40.0
Not quite the Holy Grail of robots but pretty darn close. Playmobil® manufactured a version that looks like R2-D2 but it's very difficult to find. This version was released in 1983 and assembled in Argentina.Keep an eye out for the Holy Grail of Playmobil® robots in your travels. It displays swankily on your desk or bookshelf. I'll also pay you a premium if you wish to sell it.
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Reading is Fundamental
The blogger with many visions™ just found this article referenced on Hot Air. This robot poops bricks of ice and was created by a consortium of private companies, municipal governments and university researchers.
Jonah Goldberg's NEW book is available on Tuesday, January 8. I will read it (required for any good right-of-center blogger embroiled in the good fight) but have long known that Hillary Clinton (and her ilk) are fascists.
Hillary would like to be your Mommy and submission is OK (quite yummy actually) when it comes from the hand of such a benevolent figure. Rationalizing the cackler is akin to Winston's submission to Big Brother:
Jonah Goldberg's NEW book is available on Tuesday, January 8. I will read it (required for any good right-of-center blogger embroiled in the good fight) but have long known that Hillary Clinton (and her ilk) are fascists.
Hillary would like to be your Mommy and submission is OK (quite yummy actually) when it comes from the hand of such a benevolent figure. Rationalizing the cackler is akin to Winston's submission to Big Brother:
O cruel, needless misunderstanding! O stubborn, self-willed exile from the loving breast! Two gin-scented tears trickled down the sides of his nose. But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother.
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
West Haven Production Facility (WHPF)
Two E Class robots from the West Haven production facility. This photograph was taken in the production showroom. These robots are all purpose and generally purchased by governments for heavy administrative duties (i.e. ship/craft registration services). These robots can provide 150+ years of service with proper care and maintenance. Some of the early versions included the controversial EMO_VMA chip developed by Dr. H.E. Pennypacker.
E Class Factoid: A popular modification allowed hackers to alter the voice modulation control units so that the robots spoke fluent Patrick Stewart and/or Gene Hackman.
AJAX_3011 (V_1.3) is an E Class robot like this.
Labels: robots
