I can sum up my thoughts on Motoman in four words: Most. Romantic. Robot. Ever. Seriously, I’ve never met a robot that actually cooked breakfast for me them morning after. They usually just slip out quietly, leaving a twenty on the nightstand. All this time I thought robots were going to take over the world, when it turns out that they just want to take me home. Oh sure, they’ll sweet talk you about going on vacation to the Outer Banks , but the only place they really want to get is in your pants. But not Motoman, with his rough, yet gentle “hands” that can assemble intricate machines in minutes.

Just a second…

“Motoman, where are you?”

Damn. I lost another one.

See how Motoman assembles a camera in minutes. [techeblog]

This has got to be the coolest Halloween costume I’ve seen in a long time. This Halloween was the suckiest ever for me- we only had about ten groups of trick or treaters. Looking on the bright side- we’ve got lots of left over candy.

Next up: Thanksgiving. We’re going to try to wrangle up a turducken. I live in Arizona, and most butchers haven’t even heard of them. One day I shall taste the awesome flavors of turkey, duck and chicken in one bite.

Everyone knows that robots have a hard time with stairs. Heck, it’s one of the reasons why they haven’t taken over the world. That, and super soakers.

Here’s a robot that has managed to conquer the cliff-like structures that we call stairs. Fortunately, this is a cute little robot that you could probably swat away if it tried to attack.

If it weren’t for the innovative technology involved, I’d say that this looks like something you could build at home. Speaking of building your own robot, why didn’t they use LEGOs? Everyone knows that anything made out of LEGOs has a better chance of being picked up by technology blogs.

Stair climbing robot [Gear Fuse]. Speak softly and carry a big watergun.

Hexbug is selling tiny robotic crabs. Now, you could shell out the ten bucks it costs to buy one, or you could get them for free by having sex with.. err… making a deposit at an ATM machine. Yes- my member is that small.

These tiny robots are programmed to explore their environment, and they respond to ‘claps’ and other loud noises by scurrying away into the darkest corner they can find, and you don’t want to know where that is, trust me.

I caught this little bugger at Crave, whose URL appropriately contains “cnet” (sea net).

Ah Bender, the drinking-est robot known to prime time television. Now he has a soul mate in the real world: a robot that serves beer! These two would be a match made in heaven, provided they could bridge the cartoon-reality gap. Only in my dreams, only in my dreams. Until then, this video of the beertending bot will have to suffice!

If I had an empty beer barrel, I would probably pas out or puke…but someone decided to make a wooden shrine to R2D2 out of the beer barrel. I’d really like to see this thing taken to the next level- you know, give it some added functionality. This has the potential to become a sweet computer case, or at least it could be a case for some sweet beverages (to keep next to your computer).

A bleep bloop bleep bleep goes to Gadget Heat for this one.