Check out this cool weekend project.  Make your own spyware bot out of paper!
In order to highlight the growing problem of spyware bots, Norton, makers of anti-virus software, have produced the following paper craft bots.
You have 5 bots to choose from:
Denial of Service Bot, aka “DoS Bot”, Extortion Bot, aka “Bling Bot”, Identity Theft Bot, [...]

Sega’s new Dream Dog DX Golden Retriever was unveiled recently at a Tokyo toy show.  This dog is much more realistic than other robotic dogs such as Sony’s Aibo.
The Dream Dog is capable of responding to voice commands such as sit, rollover and speak.
The cute dog will be available this coming September for about $279.
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We know, we already have enough flash drives and don’t really need another one.
But this cool chrome robot usb drive looks like a science fiction version of a cocktail strainer from the 1950’s.  We can always use a USB drive were the cap is somehow attached.
Available from E-corporategifts.com in 256MB or 1GB
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Readybot, the house cleaning robot has almost been perfected.  See our previous post here, where all Readybot did was wash dishes.
Fear not intrepid viewer as the Readybot has been much improved.  Now he cleans up toys, empties the trash and even vacuums the floor by deploying a Roomba!
Unfortunately for us, Readybot is made by a [...]

Here is a really easy DIY project to create a robot that draws from bookhou, a craft website by Arounna Khounnoraj.
All you need is a 1.5 volt motor, an AA battery and holder, some wire, duct tape and a pencil.
For all the details, head over to bookhou. Check out a similar project using a plastic [...]