Robots | Robot Armageddon

8 Reasons Why Sending Robots To the Moon Will Be Disastrous

June 1st, 2010 :: 7 Comments

Robots up to no good on the moon. ::via JAXA::

It’s official – robots will have a base of operations on the moon in which they will have the ability attack all of humankind. Japan is planning on sending a robot to the moon in 2015 to do scientific research and video recording. This seems innocent enough, but if everything goes according to plan that same robot will begin building a base on the moon for other robots by 2020. Giving robots a quiet place to plan their domination of Earth away from the prying eyes of humans is a terrible idea, and here are some reasons why. Some of them don’t even involve robots. Thats how serious this could become.

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Engineers Using Darwin to Evolve Technology

May 29th, 2010 :: 2 Comments

It's on a t-shirt, so that means it's true - right?

Lets say you have a piece of really complicated but incredibly useful new technology, like an ion engine for instance. Once you realize the tremendous possibilities for your new tech, not even the sky is the limit. During testing, you discover that your awesome ion engine happens to damage itself during use and will wear out after 3 years. Now what do you do? How can you take this exciting new technology and already make drastic improvements to it? Darwin has the answer.

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Nanorobot Spiders Want To Walk Around On Your DNA

May 24th, 2010 :: 2 Comments

Coming soon into a body near you.

In a veritable 1-2 punch of freaky new robots, the journal Nature has recently published two new studies detailing how researchers have created nanorobot spiders made of DNA that also walk on DNA. Before I get into how mind boggling terrifying this sounds, read on for some specifics.

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Tony Stark is the new Chuck Norris

May 14th, 2010 :: 2 Comments

Hopefully someone as awesome as Iron Man will be fighting on our side when the robots attack.

::via tony stark = new chuck norris::

Cyborgs in Movies and TV – Infographic

May 11th, 2010 :: 2 Comments

::via Online Schools::

Robots Fighting Robots – RoboGames 2010 Highlights

May 8th, 2010 :: 1 Comment

I’ve often wondered what the best way to fight back during the Robot Armageddon would be. Unfortunately, the answer may be other robots. The idea of trusting robots to fight their brethren and not join them could be unsettling, but it may also be one of the few answers available. Luckily for us, robot vs robot fighting can be pretty cool looking. Take for instance the video below from the 2010 RoboGames. While these robots probably aren’t going to start a revolution against humans, they still have some pretty sick weapons. Plus the footage is presented in super slow motion, which is always a plus.

There was also a truly terrifying portion of the competition called Mech Warfare. A small scale model city is set up and robot operators attempt to guide their creations through the streets to victory over other robots. The people controlling the robots are only allowed to see what their robot sees as they try to shoot pellets at other robots. This video is much scarier than the first one, since it is easy to imagine those robots wreaking havoc in your hometown.

Study these videos to try to learn how robots fight and what their weaknesses might be. This information could be invaluable.

And for some more information on what the RoboGames are all about, visit their website or watch the video after the break.

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Robot Zombies in Space – and Possibly Earth!

May 7th, 2010 :: 0 Comments

This is the worst case scenario.

In early April a large solar storm partially knocked out a communications satellite, Intelsat’s Galaxy 15, disabling its ability to communicate with Earth. Solar storms often completely disable satellites, creating so called “zombiesats”, but in this case everything was intact except the ability to receive commands. As the partially functional satellite drifts through its current orbit, a possibility exists where the zombified satellite will steal the signal of nearby satellites since it is not receiving a standard control signal from Earth. This makes the Galaxy 15 even more like a zombie than the normally disabled zombiesats since it wants to eat other satellite’s brains (signals). While this whole situation is relatively benign- unless you control communications satellites that could have their brains eaten- the situation could be a precursor to events on Earth as more and more robots make their way into everyday life and solar storms intensify.

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