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WALL-E sparks robot wars showdown

July 4, 2008, 2:00 pm by Will Head Leave your comment

Filed under Robots Tags: Disney, eve, pixar, Robot, wall-e

WALL-E isn’t scheduled to arrive on these shores for another couple of weeks, but he turned up for a surprise set to close Glastonbury on Sunday night to a packed field, around the same time the Verve were plonking out their rehashed, insipid tunes one more time.

Without wanting to give away too much of the plot, so you can sit back and enjoy the film when it lands on 18 July, here’s a rundown of how WALL-E, EVE and the ragtag bunch of robots that join them stack up against other bots out there.

Video: Asahi’s beer-pouring robot in action!

July 3, 2008, 12:00 pm by James Holland Leave your comment

Filed under Robots, Videos Tags: asahi, barman, beer, Robot

We’re suckers for a cool crisp pint, especially when it’s served by a robot. Asahi’s promotional girls aren’t bad either. Come and take a peek at the barman of the future!

WALL-E packed full of Apple easter eggs

July 1, 2008, 12:00 pm by James Holland 1 comment

Filed under Apple, Robots Tags: easter egg, Robot, wall-e

The animators at Pixar are clearly Mac fans. Either that or they really, really want a raise from Pixar board member and Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

Their latest movie WALL-E is packed to the rafters with references to Macs and iPods, ranging from the obvious to the downright bizarre. Take a peep at our favourites here.

Give a free WALL-E robot on Facebook

June 26, 2008, 9:00 am by James Holland Leave your comment

Filed under Robots Tags: Disney, Facebook, Robot, wall-e

Wakey wakey WALL-E fans! If you’re doo-lally for Disney’s latest animated movie you need to log on to Facebook right now. There’re 200,000 WALL-E gifts available to send your friends, absolutely free!

Video: Meet WALL-E’s supporting robot cast

June 23, 2008, 5:00 pm by James Holland Leave your comment

Filed under Robots, Videos Tags: Disney, Robot, video, wall-e

Thought WALL-E and EVE were the only robot stars heading to cinemas this week? You’re wrong! They’re supported by a mammoth cast of autonomous actors. Take a peek at them all here.

Win an advance screening of WALL-E

June 23, 2008, 2:07 pm by James Holland Leave your comment

Filed under Robots Tags: competition, Disney, Robot, wall-e

America’s due to get its first public viewing of Disney Pixar’s new film this Friday, but while the rest of Britain has to wait for its robot fix, you could be settling down to see the film with three mates, absolutely free!

Robot cowboys on the horizon

June 10, 2008, 10:35 am by Pete Jenkinson Leave your comment

Filed under Robots Tags: cowboy, herd, Robot, sheepdog

On the vast open spaces in Australia cattle wander far and wide as they graze, and present farmers with a time-consuming chore of gathering them all together for the yomp back to the homestead.

Scientists are developing robotic technology however, that’ll enable farmers to send out unmanned aircraft and move the livestock around in much the same way as a well trained canine.

Video: How to build your own WALL-E

June 10, 2008, 8:30 am by James Holland Leave your comment

Filed under Robots, Videos Tags: DIY, home, made, make, Robot, video, wall-e

Like the look of WALL-E but think the full-blown animatronic version is a bit out of your reach? Then follow this tutorial and build your own fully articulated Pixar ‘bot for pennies!