This is a picture of some chick that slayed Cookie Monster and is wearing his pelt . So what do you think — does the carpet match the shoulder patch or what? Cookie Monster Slayer [buzzfeed] Thanks to Blastphemer, who wears an Oscar the Grouch coat.

If you’re not familiar with shirt.woot , congratulations, and welcome to the internet. There’s lots of stuff in this series of tubes, including, and virtually limited to: misinformation and porn . Also, Geekologie and stuff for sale. And speaking of stuff for sale, $10 will get you this Zombie Vampire Robots from Space shirt (shipped!) TODAY ONLY. I could take this time to explain how shirt.woot and woot.com work and even brag about the number of bags of crap I’ve gotten (ZERO BABY, YEAH!) but I’m not going to. If you want the shirt, go buy it, if not, don’t come crying to me tomorrow when you decide you want it after all and it’s not for sale anymore . Because you know what you’ll get? A cold shoulder penis Popsicle shoulder . UPDATE : Sold out, sorry chumps. May appear again in the reckoning. Shirt.woot (will be a different shirt tomorrow) Thanks to Melissa, Julian, Aaron and Kiraly, who have gotten little to no work done during the current woot-off. Nice, guys, glad you don’t work for me.

Been waiting for someone to hack a bunch of Roombas to play Pac-Man ? Me neither, but somebody did AND YOU’RE GOING TO WATCH THEM OR I’M GOING TO TOOTHPICK YOUR EYES OPEN AND MAKE YOU. The vacuum, long an instrument for chasing cats, has now been turned against its own. What better use for automatic home appliances than to have them chase each other in classic video game style? Built using our spare time, Roomba Pac-Man is designed to showcase the extensive Unmanned Aerial System software suite that we have developed to support our personal research. It was also a great opportunity to use some of our skills for our own entertainment. Neat idea, but did you have to use robots? Why not kittens ? I mean, you just handed over like $1,500 to the iRobot company. Which, despite the number of emails I’ve sent, the government still refuses to classify as a terrorist organization. OPEN YOUR EYES YOU BUREAUCRATIC BUTTPLUGS! Unless….OMG the government’s in bed with the robots! Initializing expatriation! New Mexico here I come. Project Site Thanks to Jonny S, mary, Jackie and Boomer, who vacuum the old fashioned way: with a shaggy dog taped to a broken tree branch.

ROPID is a little robot created by Robo Garage (burn it down with an oily rag!) whose name combines the words ‘robot’ and ‘rapid’. Very clever. Or should I say vever ? I’m gonna stick with very clever. Anyway, this is a video of ROPID showing off his moves at a press conference . He (sometimes) responds to voice commands and can run (which technically isn’t running, just walking fast), dance and jump . Plus look kinda cute . There, I said it — just because you hate something with all your heart doesn’t mean you can’t find it beautiful. Take Edward Cullen for example. ROPID Can Jump And Run, Almost [botjunkie] Thanks to partychancer, fabian, Xkrimeg, Richthegringo, Harsh and Mira, who aren’t ashamed to admit they’ve thought about what it would be like to be with a robot romantically. Bad move, guys — burn them at the stake!

Boston Dynamics (my arch nemesis ) is at it again, this time with PETMAN, a bipedal walking robot , who, despite its name, actually hates all living creatures. Biped robot the balances dynamically using a human-like walking motion. It is a close relative to BigDog , sharing elements of the mechanical design and control. PETMAN is an anthropomorphic robot for testing chemical protection clothing used by the US Army. Unlike previous suit testers, which had to be supported mechanically and had a limited repertoire of motion, PETMAN will balance itself and move freely; walking, crawling and doing a variety of suit-stressing calisthenics during exposure to chemical warfare agents. PETMAN will also simulate human physiology within the protective suit by controlling temperature, humidity and sweating when necessary, all to provide realistic test conditions. Just watch and tell me that’s not scary. Especially how it catches itself after being pushed at 0:25. I swear, you mount a couple machine guns on this thing, and presto, you’ve got yourself a real-life Terminator. Listen, Army — you really want something to test your chemical protection suits on? I’ve got a whole neighborhood full of people I don’t like. You think about it, I’ll start marking doors. Boston Dynamic and Youtube Thanks to Tobyraider, who knows the only good walking robot is one who can’t walk and isn’t a robot.

Since there’s no hockey on some Canadian mathematicians have shifted their efforts to creating a mathematical model for surviving the zombie uprising. And you said nothing good ever came out of Canada! That guy, right there — he’s the one that said it. GET HIM, CANUCKS! Anyway, the model focuses on modern zombies, which are “very different from the voodoo and the folklore zombies.” It takes into account the possibility of quarantine (could lead to eradication, but unlikely to happen) and treatment (some humans survive, but they still must coexist with zombies), but shows that there is only one strategy likely to succeed: “impulsive eradication.” “Only sufficiently frequent attacks, with increasing force, will result in eradication, assuming the available resources can be mustered in time,” they concluded. Pfft, I came up with a better model than that. It goes like this: me + shovel = zombie - head. Zombie - head = that zombieskin rug I’ve always wanted in front of the fire place! Now, who wants to make out on top of it?!? I’m not sick, you’re sick. Mathematical Model for Surviving a Zombie Attack [wired] Thanks to Dahbie, who will survive the apocalypse no matter what because of jet propulsion (I’m coming with you).

Since there’s no hockey on some Canadian mathematicians have shifted their efforts to creating a mathematical model for surviving the zombie uprising. And you said nothing good ever came out of Canada! That guy, right there — he’s the one that said it. GET HIM, CANUCKS! Anyway, the model focuses on modern zombies, which are “very different from the voodoo and the folklore zombies.” It takes into account the possibility of quarantine (could lead to eradication, but unlikely to happen) and treatment (some humans survive, but they still must coexist with zombies), but shows that there is only one strategy likely to succeed: “impulsive eradication.” “Only sufficiently frequent attacks, with increasing force, will result in eradication, assuming the available resources can be mustered in time,” they concluded. Pfft, I came up with a better model than that. It goes like this: me + shovel = zombie - head. Zombie - head = that zombieskin rug I’ve always wanted in front of the fire place! Now, who wants to make out on top of it?!? I’m not sick, you’re sick. Mathematical Model for Surviving a Zombie Attack [wired] Thanks to Dahbie, who will survive the apocalypse no matter what because of jet propulsion (I’m coming with you).

This is a video of an augmented reality game designed by the Georgia Tech Augmented Environments Lab and the Savannah College of Art and Design - Atlanta. It’s called ‘ARhrrrr’, which, despite sounding piratey, is actually a zombie game. It’s pretty cool too. You play the game with a video phone and a pack of Skittles. I shit you not, Skittles . Taste THIS rainbow, undead whores! BOOSH BOOSH! Youtube Thanks to Ryan, Yopoleo and Anna, who will definitely be on my zombie hunting squad should the need arise….from the dead. ZING!

The iCub is an iStupidly named robot-child created by the RobotCub Consortium in Italy (not to be confused with Opus Dei). He was designed to have the movement and learning capabilities of a three-year old child and a face only a mother could love. A really loving mother. A blind one with no ears or sense of feeling in her hands. The iCub is able to crawl and walk, make human-like eye and head movements and recognise and grasp objects like a toddler, scientists say. ‘It’s hoped the iCub will develop its cognitive capabilities in the same way as a child, progressively learning about its own bodily skills, how to interact with the world and eventually how to communicate with other individuals.’ Oh man, it seems like only yesterday I first learning about my own “bodily skills”. Awh yeah — you know the one I’m talking about: I can pull my thumb back all the way! Meet iCub - the robot that moves and learns like a child [dailymail] and Youtube Thanks to Remo, Annie, Justin, Kyle and The Random Factor, who would never give birth to this thing.

There’s a robot war to be fought, and regular camo simply won’t do . Enter Urban Camouflage, a new kind of outwear that keeps you safe and hidden from a robot’s lifeless stare. Urban camouflage comes in three different styles: boxes, bags, and, um, file folders or something. Hit the jump to see them all. Then make your own and practice hiding. LOOK OUT — ROBOT BEHIND YOU! Haha — not really, but I wanted you to realize the import of the situation. Now go change your pants and make yourself some camo. Hit it for the rest and a link to a much larger gallery.