robots – Page 2 – Club Jade

Mechanical men and talking garbage cans

Four types of Star Wars robots – and one from THX 1138 – make the London Times list of fifty best movie robots. What, no Gonk? (via)

Adorable AT-ST walker homebrew teaches itself to walk. No word on if a tiny, choking-hazard-sized missile will eventually be added. (via Boing Boing)

The digital animation studio officially announced their 2008 feature will be WALL-E, about a robot looking for a home.

Suicide Bots is your one-stop shop for tasty robot linkage. They grope R2-D2! Find Snow Cylons! And they do the smarty-pants science stuff, too. What’s not to love?

Leave it to the Japanese to come up with a wine-tasting robot. And of course, it’s adorable. Potential JadeCon guest?

Speaking of automated fun, I caught Beck’s video for ‘Hell Yes’ the other day, which features adorable dancing robots. It’s not exactly new, but can you stand the awesomeness?

These glass robot pendants by Izik Levy have to be the absolute cutest thing ever.

These personal bartending robots from Japan bear a certain resemblance to our favorite astromech. If you happen to live in Japan, you can even win one of your own. (via Boing Boing)

Ewan McGregor seems determined to sprinkle more family fare into his acting resume.

The first trailer for his upcoming animated adventure Robots has been released.

His neutral American accent keeps getting better and better! But watch out for him to be overshadowed by Robin Williams. Looks amusing, though!