Episode 309 — Cardboard Doom to Khazad-dûm

sticking the landing on Mars, a Martian first flight, audio bar & office soundscapes, Doom, Tolkien, LEGO L.L.A.M.A. and D&D Continue reading

Episode 275 — Virtual Chickens

LEGO Chicken Man

Augmented World Expo, VR Museum of Other Realities, Minecraft’s upcoming Electric Blockaloo, Google’s Sodar and Couch Chicken. Continue reading

Episode 214 – Green Robots

Mini robot in grass

It isn’t easy being green, unless you are a robot with a green thumb.   The cohosts prepare to welcome their new, green robotic overlords in this episode, starting off with Iron Ox and a story about how they have created an autonomous farm.   Continuing on the robotic theme, the pair marvel at HRP-5P, a humanoid robot that is adept at installing drywall and imagine how such a robot could be exceptionally useful for installing drywall in the ceiling.  It is also interesting that the robot is very human in appearance, with arms & legs for locomotion.   Pivoting … Continue reading

Episode 167 – Robotic Physics

  Michael and Michael start this episode with big robots.  As in extra huge robots.  Like Mecha-sized robots.  The articulation of the robot Jeff Bezos piloted was reminiscent of the one that the character Eileen Ripley piloted in the Aliens movies (see video above).  Michael R was also reminded of the NASA Valkyrie robot, and it’s mission to go to Mars ahead of humans to set up the environment for human habitation.  Walking on two legs, and being roughly human-sized, the form factor is well suited to ensuring that the habitat structure such robots would build would be on the … Continue reading