Awesome Robots

If you liked today’s Iron Man trailer, here’s a metal suit of a different era: Robbie Lee’s Battle of the Ironclads tee teams up the Monitor and Merrimac in a sequel to his (sold-out) first tee.

Neato’s XV-11 makes other robot vacuums a-la the Roomba suck: instead of bumping around, it uses lasers to detect and map out objects up to 4 meters away; it’s due out 2/2010.

If you haven’t already watched it on DVD, see the full pilot episode for Caprica on SyFy or Hulu; for the uninitiated, it’s a sci-fi series that serves as a prequel to Battlestar Galactica.

We’re not sure if this SkyNet t-shirt is an exercise in cognitive dissonance or cyborg destruction; with Los Angeles the latest city to join the Cloud/Cyberdyne, it may be time to call on Connor.

An entry in Cooler Master’s 2009 Modding Contest, Macius Barreto’s Morphius is a four-legged robotic case mod of awesome; it’s built out of fiberglass and finished with car paint.

He’s before our time, but Robby the Robot’s timeless influence spans from 1956’s The Forbidden Planet to today’s Fallout 3; this 1:6 scale, 13″ figure packs light and sound effects.

System administrator Miguel Rivera offers up an artsy alternative to e-waste with his Hard Drive Sculptures; he turns an ample supply of old drives into cars, bikes, and robots.

Get those Energon cubes ready, because it’s time for an Autobot vs. Decepticon smack-down: Transformers: War for Cybertron takes place before Earth and gets teased above.

We’re fans of the fully-suited Iron Man collectibles, but we like how this Mech Test Tony Stark figure bares it all; Robert Downey, Jr. floats 12″ tall alongside a platform and robotic arm.

This is definitely the droid we’re looking for: this 1:6 scale R2-D2 Deluxe Statue has everything but battlestation plans with 8 accessories including a periscope, gripper, and utility saw.

John Huang’s Stop Motion Gundam videos are mobile suit mayhem at its finest; he not only uses anime fighting styles and special effects, but mixes in Dragon Ball and Star Wars.

No need to pass the salt with these Salt & Pepper Bots: simply wind ’em up and they’ll dutifully march across the table to dispense spices–either that, or enslave your dinner guests.

Relive Turkey Day ’95 in style with Mystery Science Theater 3000: XVI Limited Edition; it includes four shows (two hosted by Joel, two by Mike), four mini posters, and a Tom Servo figurine.

This Watchers trailer finally shows off Dark Void’s baddies; not only did we have a hard time stomaching how alien they are, but so did they: watch for the inside-out moment at 0:35.

It’s still in pre-alpha, but this Supreme Commander 2 trailer is both gorgeous and promising; we glimpse a vastly improved research tree, full 3D camera, and advanced pathfinding.

Based on a Raphael painting, we can’t help but love the awesomeness and insanity of La Disputa del Cyborgio; the t-shirt features Terminators, Mega Man, and yes, Stephen Hawking.

We liked Astro Boy, but it may have done better at the box office had it been like Panic Attack: this hybrid CG/live action short film features giant robots with a hatred for all things Uruguay.

Available today (11/9/09) only at TeeFury: this Giant Robot FTW t-shirt calls to the city-leveling 12-year old in all of us, filled with incredible line art, fiery details, and a floating demon head(?!).

Created by unmanned vehicle researchers, Roomba Pac-Man eats ghosts instead of dustballs; it uses cameras, Wi-Fi, and localization sensors–all controlled by joystick, of course.

This Vitruvian Voltron tee may seem anachronistic, but we are talking Da Vinci here: we think a flying fortress made out of robotic lions would be right up the renaissance man’s alley.

AIDA not only acts as a navigator but uses facial expressions to suggest how to drive more safely and efficiently; in other words, the ultimate backseat driver (albeit one that rides shotgun).

Even if you take The Machine at face value (The Matrix w/puppets), it’s hard to miss its morality play angle; it’s otherwise a gorgeous stop-motion film styled like an old-time nickel arcade.

We felt shivers up our flesh-and-blood spines watching this PETMAN prototype for the US Army; it walks at 3.2 mph (the same speed as a human) and stays upright even when shoved.