Today’s unique USB, courtesy of nuhaaizanni, features a Silver Robot Flash Drive! Oh noes, looks like the little guy took his own head off! More »

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If you’re in the market for a USB hub with many ports, check out these awesome Robot hubs. These lego-looking robots are equipped with four high speed USB ports, which is a nice thing to have in such a compact size. There are a few different designs to choose from, and they all have LED lights in the eyes that show the power status.

These little robots are compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux and come in black, gray, light blue, pink, red, and yellow. If you’re interested in one you can find them here for $18.

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It turns out, Steve Jobs was not being hyperbolic when he called the iPad “magical.” After all, the revolutionary Apple tablet can walk. More »

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Rovio is a bot that can be controlled wireless from anywhere in the world. So as long the user has internet address, Rovio will obey every command. Equipped with a webcam and a microphone (as well as a speaker for 2-way audio), this robot can patrol your house even when you are thousands of miles from home. More »

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From Girlybubble: Technically, these little robots are called Sega Toys Robotic Rabbits but for the sake of Easter coming up, let’s call them bunnies. To me, they pass the Easter bunny test. It’s an easy test — just be a cute animal with floppy ears and look like you could probably hide Easter eggs. Not only do they pass the Easter bunny test, they also pass the robot test. Touch the bellies of these particular rabbits and they start moving. Check them out in action: More »

University of Tokyo’s JSK Robotics Laboratory is working on an advanced android that has a musculoskeletal (muscles and spinal column) body that is comprised of tendons and synthetic bones. The result is a robot that eerily moves like a human –think Aliens. More »

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One of the easiest ways into a geek’s heart is through the gift of technology. Here, I present to you my 5 list of what I would want as Valentine’s Day gifts. More »

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I will admit that I did not deem the Super Bowl XLIV match-up last night worth my time to watch, especially since I had an early class this morning. I did, however, manage to browse through the ads uploaded onto YouTube this morning, and the tech/gadget ad that I liked the most was the Intel ad for their new processors. More »

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From Rekuru: What do you buy a geek who already has every cool gadget? How about a $3,300 wireless programmable robot, care of Fujisoft. More »

From Akazawa, PLEN is a 9″ robot that is powered by a 33 MHz ARM7 processor and can be controlled by Bluetooth from your computer or Android smartphone. If you have $2999.99, then you can import this “Desktop Hobby” droid from Japan. More »

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From Ningin: The Japanese have finally done it. They’re created a human looking Cylon, and it only costs $220,000. More »

From Ningin: The age old question will finally be answered. Who would win in a boxing match, man or machine? The answer is surprisingly mundane. More »

When I was in high school, we used sacks of flour for that unavoidable home ec assignment that aimed to teach you responsibility in parenting. Apparently, nothing said responsibility to high school teachers in the 90s quite like watching a sack of flour. Sounds a little sad, but it was the 90s. Japan has since taken things a step further by creating Yotaro, a baby simulator designed to teach people or aspiring parents how to care for a child and recognize it’s needs based on facial expressions, movements, and physiological traits associated with babies. More »

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Adorable robots are a big weakness of ours, and adorable useful robots? We’re instantly smitten. Well, this could be love. As part of the three-year, $3.9 million DustBot research program, this helpful trash-eating robot prototype rolled through the streets of Peccioli, Italy this summer, chomping trash and recyclables. Sort of like a real-life Wall-E, the bot gathers rubbish and sorts it into recyclable, organic (hopefully to be composted), and waste. Then it whisks it off to a waste management facility, finding its way using pre-loaded maps and sensors to avoid obstacles. More »

From Ningin: Konnichi wa, Jinra-san desu! Boy, do I have a puresento (present) for you. Actually, since I’m feeling extra nice, I’ve got two. The first one is Rekuru, our new Japanese entertainment site. Aside from Ningin, Rekuru will be your destination for the best in anything from Anime to Zen. The second one is, you guessed it — the Ningin Japan-a-thon. In support of Rekuru’s launch, we’ve got a special schedule filled with blog posts dedicated to The Land of the Rising Sun. More »