Cool or Creepy? Self-Assembling Robot

The next installment of "Cool or Creepy" comes from NewScientist via MAKE Magazine .

To get the full effect, think back to Arnold Schwartzenegger in The Terminator, then play the video clip below. 

I guarantee a shiver going up your spine either from the coolness or creepiness of it all.

Be sure to vote below.

Image Credit: Gizmodo

Forknife Loves Cupcakes: The Robot Controlled by a T-Mobile G1 Phone

From Macpod via Engadget.  This needs no introduction, no commentary, no analysis*.  Just enjoy.  

The Fine Print

*I won't even mention that this fits into Google's master plan to conquer the world.  That is if Bunk Bots don't conquer it first.

Introducing a New Feature: Cool or Creepy?

The Secret of Newton is adding a new item called "Cool or Creepy?". Regular updates will pose the question about technology that pushes the limit, gadgets that raise the hair on your head, pictures that might have a high pucker factor. Your participation in the polls is most welcome. Also, please forward ideas to me that you think would make good candidates for a Cool or Creepy posting.

And the First Inaugural "Cool or Creepy" candidate is the Boston Dynamics Battlefield Quadruped.



Update 1/8/08: Poll closed with creepy winning by a nose.