Tag: robots

To Err is Divine

By: Peggy Nelson

The theremin is a perfect instrument: it plays all the notes. Not only those we discretely declare, but every tone in between. Such a surfeit anchors it firmly in the uncanny valley — too much […]

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No Soap, Radio

By: Peggy Nelson

Should we throw out the babes with the bathwater? After unplugging them of course. But perhaps the uncanny devil is in the details. Maybe all Barbarella needed was a little grounding; she needed to lure […]

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Forget the Fembot

By: Joshua Glenn

According to an AP story today, “the world’s first sex robot” is now for sale from True Companion, a Lincoln Park, N.J.-based company. For $7,000 to $9,000, you can take home the Roxxxy, a high-end […]

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R+M (9): FREDDY MERCURY, EWOK, BEST FRIENDS

By: Joe Alterio

ROBOT: “FREDDY MERCURY, EWOK, BEST FRIENDS” — art by JOHN MARTZ *** Robots and Monsters, a website that swaps custom-designed cartoons and pop art in exchange for a donation to charity, was field-tested in May […]

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R+M (8): VIVACIOUS, BIPOLAR, RAT-TERRIER

By: Joe Alterio

Monster: “Vivacious, Bipolar, Rat-Terrier” — by David Huyck *** Robots and Monsters, a website that swaps custom-designed cartoons and pop art in exchange for a donation to charity, was field-tested in May 2007 by our […]

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R+M (7): SUMMER, XI’AN, WARRIOR

By: Joe Alterio

Robot: “Summer, Xi’an, Warrior” — by Joe Alterio *** Robots and Monsters, a website that swaps custom-designed cartoons and pop art in exchange for a donation to charity, was field-tested in May 2007 by our […]

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R+M (6): GREEN, TREE, OCEAN

By: Joe Alterio

Robot: “Green, Tree, Ocean” — by D. Emory Allen *** Robots and Monsters, a website that swaps custom-designed cartoons and pop art in exchange for a donation to charity, was field-tested in May 2007 by […]

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