Mr. Recycle More is a giant purple robot.
The robot is over 6 meters tall and made up of more than 33 recycling bins.  He is part of Tower Hamlets, UK recycling campaign.
Tower Hamlets has one of the worst performances in terms of recycling.  Mr. Recycle More will hopefully spur folks on to better recycling habits.
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RoboVox is a giant robot that you can text to.
Created by artist Martin Bricelj, you send a text message to the robot and then the robot speaks it out loud. Robovox will be appearing in Rotterdam, Helsinki, Paris, New York and other major cities.
A book, DVD and other merchandise are also available from the website.
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Kiwi robot band The Trons have been invited to play a gig in Paris  for Mercedes Benz.
The completely robotic band was created by New Zealander Greg Locke.  The band took 8 to 9 months to build, mostly from scavenged parts.
The band is made up of 4 members; Ham, Wiggy, Swamp and Fifi.
Mr. Locke stated:
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Nerdbots are robots made of recycled materials.  They are created by married couple Nicholas & Angela from Kansas City, Missouri.
Similar in style to robots from the Bennett Robot Works.  The Nerdbots are for sale and range from $130 to $190.  The bot shown here is named Conar.
Check them all out here.
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Stanford University is now offering free robotics classes online.
SEE or Stanford Engineering Everywhere is offering robotics classes such as Introduction to Robotics and Machine Learning among others.
Check it out here and get a leg up on the soon to be real robot uprising.
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