The Female Robot by Tomotaka Takahashi


Updated 06/12/07 9:24 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 5 comments

The Female Robot by Tomotaka Takahashi

I present to you the FT female robot, measuring just over a foot tall and containing twenty-three motors and two gyroscopes. As a result of Tomotaka Takahashi's desire to create a female type robot, he spent a year developing a robot with feminine features. Featured on SCI FI Tech, the FT's parts were specifically designed to showcase a lean, feminine body line. Wondering how she works? The FT Read more

Meet Mospeng-kun - Tissue Dispensing Robot


Updated 03/19/07 4:13 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 4 comments

Meet Mospeng-kun - Tissue Dispensing Robot

Mospeng-kun, a tissue dispensing robot created by a development and rental company in Japan, has been causing a stir in the techie world and while I know this will never become a must-have item - that is unless you were Born Rich - I am riveted by the idea. Apparently, when Mospeng-kun detects a person nearby, she utters a high-pitched "onegai shimasu" and offers up a pack of tissues. When the Read more

Welcome to 2007, Where's Your Robot?


Updated 01/21/07 12:44 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 5 comments

Welcome to 2007, Where's Your Robot?

After months of playing coy with the press, EveR-2 Muse, the world's first entertainer-robot, has finally shown her many, creepy faces. Designed by KITEC (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology), EveR-2 Muse was first introduced to the world last October at the Robot World 2006 at COEX in Seoul, and is apparently quite the singer. According to the Korea Times, EveR2-Muse has the "appearance of Read more

Daily Tech: Android @ Home Could Automate Your Home on the Cheap


Updated 05/11/11 10:00 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 0 comments

Android @ Home Details

Android @ Home could offer affordable automation — Unplggd In the future, robots will fetch your library books — The Mary Sue Female runway models aren't the only ones that fall — Urlesque How well do you REALLY know Star Wars? — PopCandy Will the next iPod Nano come with a camera? — Dvice The Aquos twin 3D camera cell phone — CrunchGear Read more

Women And Tech: Parodies And Realities


Updated 09/20/11 3:21 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 3 comments

Women And Tech: Parodies And Realities

Women and technology is always a tender subject. Some women (and men) couldn't give a hoot about the newest downloads or gizmos, but the rest of us - specifically you readers - use technology everyday and have most of the same usage and buying habits as your male peers. We use technology to make our lives easier. We carry Smartphones, MP3 players and handhelds, use widgets, install special Read more