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Defend the universe with this badass hoodie from 80s Tees, featuring three fifths of the Lion Force Voltron squad in their proper positions. The only thing I don’t like about it is that Keith’s Black Lion looks a bit depressed in this hoodie. A matching pair of Blue Lion and Yellow Lion sweatpants and slippers would probably cheer him up.

While you can’t disassemble the hoodie into three cuddly lions, the Black Lion’s jaw is detachable for practical purposes.

You can order the Voltron Deluxe Costume Hoodie from 80s Tees for $160 (USD). The store also has a version of the hoodie without the lion heads, although why you’d want that over this one is beyond me.

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Will robots be able to take over the world eventually? Perhaps, or perhaps not. Well, here we are with Morphs, which are robotic and geometric sculptures which can control their own movements, all the while adapting to a variety of surroundings and reshaping the way humans think when it comes to architecture. Morphs happen to be solar-powered mechanical creatures which can also crawl between different locations, where they are able to self-assemble so that they can achieve a level of interactivity with humans.

According to Morph creator William Bondin, he made use of his background in architecture in order to explore just how social dialogue is able to be inspired by structures. Apart from that, he also threw in robotic capability in order to offer these movable structures a certain level o intelligence. Bondin described the Morphs this way, “Morphs are very low-level creatures in terms of computation, and have much less computational ability than a mobile phone. Instead, they rely on their environments in order to display a level of self autonomy. These playful robotic creatures will encourage the public to choreograph them into dance routines, assemble them into complex sculptural geometries or else play music at them, which they will play back over time.”

Morphs Are Solar Powered Robot Structures original content from Ubergizmo.

Earlier this month, comedian Rob Delaney caught attention after tweeting an image of a man performing an, shall we say, invasive exam on a robotic butt positioned in front of a large monitor displaying a virtual doctor’s examination room. The tweet provided no details about the image, and not being content with making ample backside […]

Just how creative can an advertisement get? After all, consumers do have plenty of choices to pick from, and a whole lot of purchase choices depends on the kind of advertising campaign done beforehand to persuade consumers to make a decision. Lexus, the luxury marque of Toyota, has released a new ad that depicts a swarm of automated robot helicopters. Having teamed up with the engineers at KMel Robotics in order to deliver this amazing ad to the masses, parking it under the automaker’s slogan of “Amazing in Motion.”

In the video, it sports KMel Robotics’ automated four-rotor flying robots that are known as quadrotors. There are different segments of the video, where some of them were shot in a museum, in addition to bouncing up a staircase which is rather strange when you consider how they can simply fly as it is. Not only that, halfway through the video, the quadrotors will engage in an impromptu dance number.

At times, the robots will also be rather sneaky in their behavior, as they will be able to conceal themselves from passersby on the street. The quadrotors seem to be extremely benign in nature though, being extremely cute as they fly around with an accompanying playful score.

Lexus Ad Depicts Swarm Of Automated Robot Helicopters original content from Ubergizmo.

Drones have been getting a bad rep over the past few years as every time we hear about them, we can’t help but imagine some unmanned vehicle that has been sent to kill us in the middle of the night. Drones aren’t known for saving lives, but a new one created by an Iranian researcher has built one whose main purpose is to save people.

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Pars Drone Was Built To Save Lives Of Those Stranded At Sea original content from Ubergizmo.