mecha

MegaBots CEO Gui Cavalcanti, and a giant fighting robot, are coming to Disrupt SF

An Oakland-based startup called MegaBots is making giant fighting robots a reality, and forming a league for them to fight each other under clear and fair rules, something akin to Formula 1 or UFC. Ta

I, For One, Welcome Our Sphere-Shaped Quadrupedal Robot Overlords

If you’ve ever wondered what you’ll eventually find inside your body cavity when the robots take over, meet QRoSS by Takeshi Aoki, Satoshi Ito, and Yosuke Sei from the Chiba Institute of T

Real Life Japanese Mech Robot Fires BBs With A Smile

The Kuratas Mecha robot is an art/aspirational nerd project by Suidobashi Heavy Industry. This full-sized Mech robot features a ride-in cockpit, "rocket" launchers, and a "smile controlled" BB Gatling

Swiss Army Victorinox Dive Master 500 Mechanical Watch Review

<img src="http://ablogtoread.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Swiss-Army-Divemaster-watch-7.jpg">Swiss Army Victorinox watches are very important to the watch industry in my opinion. For many people not

Power Loader: Panasonic venture accepts orders for mecha robot suits (video)

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/powerloader_1.png" /> Walking vehicles, also known as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecha">mecha</a>, don't play a big role in t

Lego hardsuit is Lego I'd totally not swallow

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/chewkhardsuit-1.jpg"><a HREF="http://flickr.com/photos/-chuckc-/3226962048/in/photostream/">Chewk</a>, and apparently <a HREF="http://fli

Two-ton VOTOMS Scopedog Mecha hangs out at Japanese conventions

Really, is there any better way to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Japanese Iron and Steel Federation than busting out a 4,000 pound model of a VOTOMS mech made entirely of iron? I sure as hell