Students at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, are working on a real-life version of TARS from Interstellar. This is a smaller version of TARS and it doesn’t move quite as well as the movie version, but given enough time these students can probably get it working even better. They did a fantastic job on this robot. This is a hard one to recreate.
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Porgs are pretty darn cute. Even though fans are very divided on whether or not The Last Jedi was a good movie, I think we can all agree that we would like to have our own adorable Porg to hang out with, maybe even snuggle up with on a cold night. No? Just me? C’mon, you know you want a Porg. You can’t resist these little guys. Well, this guy built himself the cutest robot Porg. It’s much better than any of the official Porg toys that you can buy. Check it out below and prepare to be super jealous. I want one!
Ubtech is releasing a Stormtrooper robot. While you can’t teach it to shoot straight, you can use voice commands to instruct it to scare off intruders. It packs facial recognition tech inside that also allows it to store up to three faces in its memory bank. So it will know who the intruders are. Like everything else these days, it comes with a mobile app that has an augmented reality game that lets you fight off the Resistance and launch First Order attacks. Sounds like a pretty awesome Christmas gift this year huh? Who is getting me one? The robot is available for pre-order from Ubtech right now, and will ship in November for $300.
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If you are a fan of the original Terminator movies, you’ll love what Sideshow has done with this Terminator Endoskeleton Maquette. This highly detailed recreation of the T-800 features polystone and premium grade ABS plastic elements to get those amazing details that you would expect to find in a machine created by other machines. This maquette is made up of over 100 pieces and even comes with a nameplate for more display options. You look at this T-800 and you can practically hear the theme music.
Have you ever seen Chappie looking so adorable? This robot looks great in Chibi form. This 3 1/2-inch tall chibi figure comes with a clear display base. Chappie has his throwing star and is wearing his gold chains. This belongs on my desk.
Fans of Toy Story and Voltron are in for a real treat. This set of Toy Story action figures combine to form a giant robot similar to Voltron. You might think that this is just a concept, but no, it is a real toy coming from Tamashii Nations. It stands over 9″ tall. This is the coolest Toy Story toy ever.
It’s called the Chogokin combiner, and all of your favorite Toy Story characters are here: Woody, Bullseye, Hamm, Rex, and Slinky Dog. They all transform to become the arms, legs, and torso of this giant Pixar-type robot. The robot is called Woody Robo Sheriff Star, defender of the universe! Obviously! This toy will be released on November 26th, 2016. It will cost you about $180. Interested?
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Fritz Lang’s Metropolis comes to life on this awesome retro Metropolis Necklace. It features the image of the Metropolis movie poster in an oil painting style. Now you can wear your love for this classic around your neck and show everyone how much you love it.
Artist Martin Hernandez must be part Jawa, because he does a great job of taking apart R2-D2 and C-3PO, so we can see what makes these droids tick. And while he doesn’t show off a ton of their inner workings, you have to love the style of these pieces. He shows us just enough to entice us and remind us that these fan favorites are machines despite our love for them. I would love to see him tackle other Star Wars droids.
If you were a kid who grew up in the 80s, you know Short Circuit’s Johnny Five. You probably loved this robot as a kid. If you still have a special place in your heart for this robot, you may soon have a new toy in LEGO form. That’s because PepaQuin submitted this fan-built set to Lego Ideas. It hit the 10,000 votes needed for Lego to officially consider making it.
That would certainly be a nostalgic and awesome set for fans of the lovable robot. He stands seven-inches tall and packs in some incredible detail. It is built from 300 pieces of Lego. Let’s hope that this set passes the next hurdle and wins.
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I love robots. They’ve been a part of my life growing up. They have been a large part of my adult life as well. In childhood I hung with R2-D2 and C-3PO, and as I got older I had fun with bots like Robocop, Terminator and Wall-E. They weave a thread through my sci-fi loving life. That’s probably why I love this charming poster from artist Derek Sullivan where he honors some of pop cultures greatest robots. This 18″ x 24″ print is just awesome.
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