When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Awesome Robots

E.A.R.L. Bowling Robot

E.A.R.L. Bowling Robot

The first time we saw a robot that could bowl a strike, it was CGI. It turns out there’s been a real bowling robot all along. E.A.R.L. was built by the United States Bowling Congress to test bowling balls. The machine picks up a ball, spins it between its grippers, then rolls a perfect down the alley. E.A.R.L. once bowled over 800 points across three games.

Snowball Fighting Robot

Snowball Fighting Robot

After Handy Geng’s brother rigged a leaf blower to give him an advantage in a snowball fight, the inventor felt outgunned. So he got to work building a drivable mech that fires frozen projectiles. The armored lucky cat rolls along on caterpillar tracks and makes snowballs by gathering snow from the ground and shaping it with motorized scoopers. (Turn captions on.)

Robotic 3D Metal Printing

Robotic 3D Metal Printing

Meltio makes machines that use wire-laser technology to 3D print objects out of various types of metal. The additive manufacturing process uses a high-power blue laser to weld thin metal beads to form shapes. This time-lapse video footage gives us a glimpse into its capabilities, starting with a spherical tank that we hoped would be a Death Star.

DEEPRobotics Lynx All-Terrain Robot

DEEPRobotics Lynx All-Terrain Robot

The DEEPRobotics Lynx is one of the most agile robots we’ve ever seen. The wheeled quadruped can balance on 2, 3, or 4 wheels while zipping around on rugged terrain. In this brief demonstration video, it dances around in the snow, splashes in a creek, and finishes things off with a fireworks show. Here’s another clip showing the Lynx in warmer weather.

Tesla Robots Fight Back

Tesla Robots Fight Back

Tesla is planning on putting its Optimus humanoid robots into mass production later this year. We suppose that means we’re one year closer to the inevitable robot uprising. SoKrispyMedia’s short film kicks off with an action-packed car chase and ends with Tesla’s bots doing battle with the humans giving chase to one of the company’s EVs.

The History of Disney’s Animatronics (Part 1)

The History of Disney’s Animatronics (Part 1)

Disney has been wowing theme park visitors with its Audio-Animatronics since 1961. Defunctland’s Kevin Perjurer dives deep into the history of Disney’s marvelous machines in this documentary that explores humans’ fascination with creating mechanical replicas of living creatures and starts long before the Enchanted Tiki Room and the Hall of Presidents opened.

Clone Torso 2 Robot

Clone Torso 2 Robot

The Torso 2 robot is impressive but is also nightmare fuel. The top half of Clone’s humanoid robot has 910 simulated muscle fibers that are controlled using pneumatic actuation. It has 165 degrees of freedom, including moving hands, wrists, and fingers. Don’t be too scared yet – all of its movements have to be programmed by humans – for now. (Thanks, Rob!)

Omnidirectional LEGO Vehicles

Omnidirectional LEGO Vehicles

LEGO expert Akiyuki is best known for his incredible Great Ball Contraption modules. For this video, he shows off a different kind of LEGO machine – a vehicle that can move smoothly in any direction by rolling over a bumpy grid that aligns with its “splat” gears. He built four of the vehicles and programmed them to move in sync using Pybricks. Watch with captions on.

Bedtime Phone Machine

Bedtime Phone Machine

Like many of you, we’re guilty of falling asleep with a phone in our hand while scrolling through random videos and memes. But if you doze off with the phone in front of your face, you might get bonked on the nose. This hilariously unnecessary invention from Kazuya Shibata ensures your face is protected in the event you drop your phone while in bed.

ATLAS Gets to Work

ATLAS Gets to Work

Most of the videos we’ve seen of Boston Dynamics’ ATLAS show off the robot’s balance and movement abilities. In this clip, the humanoid bot demonstrates its smarts and gripping skills as it moves engine covers from one container to a dolly. ATLAS’ movements are autonomous, adjusting to its environment and detecting and correcting errors.

Robotic Leaf Blower

Robotic Leaf Blower

With prices starting under $3000, the Unitree walking robot seen in this video is much cheaper than Boston Dynamics Spot. So it’s not that unreasonable to use one for yard work. To that end, enginerdz took the dog-like robot and strapped a DeWalt leaf blower to its back so it could clear the freshly-fallen leaves from their lawn.

Building a Rideable AT-AT Walker Robot

Building a Rideable AT-AT Walker Robot

After building a small 4-legged robot, engineer James Bruton decided it was time to supersize the idea. So, he got to work designing and fabricating a much larger version of his working AT-AT walker. His goal? To ride it around like a horse. Its bow-legged design makes it less likely to fall over than The Empire’s version. Part one here.

Festool ExoActive Exoskeleton

Festool ExoActive Exoskeleton

Festool’s ExoActive EXO 18 is a battery-powered exoskeleton that assists its wearer’s shoulders and arms. It can provide up to 50N (5kg) of support per arm. That makes heavy power tools feel light as a feather and can ease the load on arms and shoulders by up to 30%. Its support can be adjusted or paused at any time using its built-in controller.

LEGO Icons x Transformers: Bumblebee

LEGO Icons x Transformers: Bumblebee
Buy

While it’s not quite as large or detailed as the LEGO Icons Optimus Prime, this model of Bumblebee is also not as pricey. The 950-piece kit assembles to form the friendly yellow Autobot and can transform from a 10″ tall mech into a compact car inspired by a Volkswagen Beetle. Accessories include an ion blaster, a jetpack, and a display plaque.

Aescape Robot Massager

Aescape Robot Massager

Look out, massage therapists — robots are coming for your jobs. We foolishly didn’t fight them when they started making cars, acting as security guards, and delivering sodas, but now there’s one that literally has us in its soulless clutch. Robotics start-up Aescape debuted automated robotic massages from a mantis-looking thing with two mechanical arms.

KT2: A Tiny Walking Robot

KT2: A Tiny Walking Robot

This little quadruped robot is a marvel of miniaturization. It can balance and walk around and also responds to your touch and other interactions. It plays games, can remind you to take a break from work, and even does tricks like a tiny robodog. The KT2 can also play in robot-on-robot battles and is programmable using an easy-to-use app.

Home | About | Suggest | Contact | Team | Links | Privacy | Disclosure
Advertise | Facebook | Bluesky | Pinterest | Sites We Like

Awesome Stuff: The Awesomer | Cool Cars: 95Octane
Site Design & Content © 2008-2025 Awesomer Media / The Awesomer™