Category: Robots
Robot X Sharpener
The Robot X Sharpener winds up with a key, or by your sharpening your pencil in his back. (We recommend you name him Julius.) He also has special grips to hold your pencil, and the shavings end up in…
What does Rod Stewart have in common with a rare Radar Robot?
And no, the answer isn't that they both need a good oiling with WD40 before they can get up in the morning. At least, I think that isn't the answer… No, the link is that they've both been spotlighted…
Grab yourself a Big Loo robot on eBay
And no, that's not a cyborg that helps wipe your bum. The boffins haven't invented that yet. Instead, it's a quirky robot found on eBay by Bayraider. He's mostly green, a bit battered, and clearly didn't clean his teeth…
Miuro dancing robot takes your iPod for a spin
The iPod has a whole range of accessories to plug into these days – speakers and docks of all weird shapes and sizes – so you're never without it. Now there's a Japanese robot called Miuro which turns your iPod…
Mini robo-tank steamrolls onto eBay
A 10-inch robot tank isn't going to have much luck taking over the world – it'd struggle to even take over your pet hamster. But on eBay, the R1 robo-tank is king of the world this week according to…
Wheel yourself around in a home-made Dalek
Except it's NOT a Dalek. If it was, the BBC would be chasing the guy selling it on eBay for copyright infringement. So it's a robot called Steven which just happens to resemble the ones you might've seen menacing…
Buy Tommy Steele's Mini on eBay
Okay, so this piece of technology found by Bayraider is, ahem, 30 years old. So it's not exactly cutting-edge, although your grandad probably will find it more exciting than an iPod. It's comedian Tommy Steele's old Mini, which is…
10 more eBay robots gunning for your wallet
The world's in danger of being overrun by waves of Japanese tin robots, judging by Bayraider's success in finding 10 new hot bots every week on eBay. This week's bumper crop includes the Weeble-like Mr Atomic, a Rampaging Robot…
Grab yourself a Star Wars battle droid on eBay
It's not surprising they're being sold off – there's thousands of the buggers, and they don't seem good for much except cannon fodder. Anyway, Bayraider has turned up someone who's selling a seven-foot battle droid for just £850, or…
Man in Robot Suit Gives Up on Piggyback Mountain Climb
You couldn’t make it up… Bad weather forced Seiji Uchhida from being piggybacked up Mt Breithorn by physical therapist Takeshi Matsumoto wearing a HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) robotic suit. The precise reason for these two attempting the precipitous 4,164…