Robots

‘Your move, creep’: RoboCop statue to watch over Detroit in 2014

A giant replica of the city’s iconic guardian is not far off.

On Sep 27, 2013 by Miles Klee

Soldiers on Reddit talk about relationships with their robots

Some bots get funerals, others are a nuisance.

On Sep 19, 2013 by Audra Schroeder

“Pacific Rim” fans get their own virtual convention on Tumblr

Fans of monsters battling giant robots are in for a great 3 days starting Aug. 9.

On Jul 30, 2013 by Aja Romano

Ticketmaster knows scalper-bots buy up 60 percent of its seats

There’s a reason why you can never seem to get great tickets to major Ticketmaster events. 

On Jun 17, 2013 by [email protected]

Fighting the robots with the stars of “Squaresville”

Don’t forget to “stay square.”

On Feb 8, 2013 by Aja Romano

How a comedian quit smoking by drawing robot comics

Illustrator and aspiring comedian Bryan Bruner’s drawings of robots landed him a job illustrating an anti-smoking comic. The catch? He had to quit smoking himself.

On Jan 9, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III

Dotted Lines: “Robots Attack!”

Robots attack the fictional city of Texas, California in the latest installment of the kid-powered YouTube series “Written By a Kid.”

On Aug 22, 2012 by Jay Hathaway

Cats and robots, together at last

The Canvas community has been pairing their favorite tin men with cats in a cute new drawing thread. 

On Aug 9, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

Dotted Lines: Robot rock, paper, scissors and a creepy Web-based art installation

I, for one, welcome our new roshambo-playing overlords.

On Jun 27, 2012 by Jay Hathaway

Artist Matt Spangler gives “life” to ordinary robots

With colorful and captivating illustrations, Matt Spangler imagines an alternate world where man and robot live in harmony. 

On Jun 25, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

YouTube vs. the bots

 YouTube has finally declared war against bots,  programs used to cheat the YouTube system and make videos appear more popular than they are.

On Jan 11, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh

Crowdsourced Twitter comic

Twitter users ask for specific comics to be drawn and voilà—they get results.

On Dec 5, 2011 by Austin Powell