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Robots can be masterful pieces of art when enough funding, research, knowledge and artistry goes into their designs, but I think it’s important to remember that not all robots are created equal. ChefBot, an entry in SparkFun’s Antimov Competition is not a well-made robot. In fact, he’s down right hazardous. But what he lacks in precision and safety, he gains in entertainment value. Or we gain, I should say. In this video ChefBot attempts to make a Creme Brulee. This... Continue reading

This LEGO sculpture depicts the very definition of a flamer. Made using every fiery LEGO piece he could get his hands on, David Pickett created Helios, the flaming LEGO monster. I can hear the cheesy action hero taglines now. “If you play with fire, you’re gonna get burrrrned, son.” Look, there might be other, easier ways to create your own fire monster, but we really don’t recommend them. Link [via]

Everett Bradford created this insanely awesome “Prometheus Device” which lets you shoot fire from a hand-mounted flame thrower. The device makes you feel like a real superhero, or supervillain, for whichever purpose you decide to use your new found powers, good or evil, is up to you. Bradford’s also done a great job documenting the building process, but of course, continue at your own discretion as this project is bound to be more dangerous than your average garage project. In... Continue reading

You’d think that with the entire automotive industry in complete peril, a near-bankrupt company like Land Rover wouldn’t be cranking out limited edition luxury vehicles. But sure enough, it is and they are pretty sweet rides I must say. Only 850 “Fire & Ice” edition Defenders will be made and each will cost a whopping $95,000. The amenities? “The interior is wrapped in leather and Alcantara suede, the seats have been replaced by Recaro buckets, there’s a glass sunroof, alloy... Continue reading

Bricks aren’t the only neat buildables offered by LEGO. The LEGO flame attachments have their own little sub-culture of fandom, as seen through this awesome LEGO Fire Skull built by resident LEGO pyro Billy McGill. If your friends are more of the death metal-type, they might not be all that impressed with other styles of LEGO modeling. But this skull is a creation fit for the pit of a Slayer concert. Link [via]

Well, we humans had a nice run. It was fun while it lasted. I, for one, welcome our new fire-breathing baby robot overlords. This 7-meter tall aluminum fire-breathing baby robot named Giant Torayan, the creation of one Kenji Yanobe, debuted in Roppongi tonight, slaying every woman and child in its path. Why not the men, you ask? It harvests the men as sex slaves so it can spawn robosapian fire-breathing offspring. *sprays breath mint solution into mouth* …Oh, no! I... Continue reading

We don’t get the chance to see many snakebots. There’s the Japanese M-Tran, a shape shifting robot, but that hardly counts as a snakebot. Anna Konda, however, is very much a snakebot. Despite looking and acting very similarly to a penis, Anna is really a firefighter. Anna has 20 joints, each with 33 degrees of freedom, giving it an extensive range of movement. What makes Anna such a stalwart firefighter is not only does it shoot water, it’s powered by... Continue reading