DesignApplause » robots http://designapplause.com Heightening awareness of design-driven objects. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:49:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Robot infographic. Number one. http://designapplause.com/2010/robot-infographic-number-one/8465/ http://designapplause.com/2010/robot-infographic-number-one/8465/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:27:10 +0000 PRand http://designapplause.com/?p=8465 we have an irobot roomba vacuum and his name is robert. thinking of getting him a companion.

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]]> http://designapplause.com/2009/robot-warriors-to-study-ethics/5071/feed/ 0 Festo robo penquins and air jelly. http://designapplause.com/2009/festo-robo-penquins-and-air-jelly/4606/ http://designapplause.com/2009/festo-robo-penquins-and-air-jelly/4606/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:59:58 +0000 PRand http://designapplause.com/?p=4606 festo-swim1Festo is into two very interesting robots. One swims and one flies.
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More robots! Robotic systems continue to evolve, slowly penetrating many areas of our lives, from manufacturing, medicine and remote exploration to entertainment, security and personal assistance.
Developers in Japan are currently building robots to assist the elderly, while NASA develops the next generation of space explorers, and artists are exploring new avenues of entertainment.


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above: robbie the robot. shoe salesman. robbie debuted in forbidden planet, 1956.

I really can’t wait for my robotic personal assistant.

via: boston.com 28 more images!



]]> http://designapplause.com/2009/more-robots/3133/feed/ 0 Christopher Conte. Bio sculpture. http://designapplause.com/2008/christopher-conte-bio-sculpture/299/ http://designapplause.com/2008/christopher-conte-bio-sculpture/299/#comments Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:17:45 +0000 PRand http://designapplause.com/?p=299 Robots. A very interesting topic. DA recently showcased a sewer inspector, the world’s most powerful per the manufacturer, a very practical solution. But what about robotics that inspire art? An example: Christopher Conte. By day posing as a designer of prosthetics and making artificial limbs for amputees in New York. At night and on weekends(?) creator of science fiction-like, futuristic sculptures. The artist – designer’s background of human anatomy, medical science, and biomechanics meld into robot-like creature art objects. Objects that inspire.

Recently he joined the stable of artist rep Les Barony to commercialize his art. Here’s to provoking innovation, adventure, the “non – practical” pursuit of solutions.

His work has been recently covered in Wired, Popular Science, Make Magazine, and used by The Discovery Channel and MTV Networks.

For more on Christopher Conte and his work, take a break and visit him here.

If you are into robots and want to see them live in Chicago visit Nextfest seen at Millennium Park September 27 – October 12, 2008

via .think and dark matter magazine



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