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  1. companions
    The World’s First Robot With Feelings Is a Big Hit“Pepper” sold out in under a minute.
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
  2. uncanny valley
    Coming Soon: Sex Dolls That Talk Back to YouThe Real Dolls creator shares his next venture, Realbotix.
    By Alex Ronan
  3. feature
    What Happens When Watson the Jeopardy! Robot Grows Up?It was just 4 years old when it beat the show’s best human contestants. As it goes out into the world, how afraid of it should we be?
    By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
  4. friendly robots
    How to Win the Makeup in a Giant Beauty PiñataIt’s all happening on Twitter.
    By Kathleen Hou
  5. beauty inventions of the future
    Hey, Robots: You’re Terrible at Applying MakeupNot so good at everything, are we, future overlords?
    By Allison P. Davis
  6. Comics Stars Lemire and Nguyen Talk DescenderPlus, Lemire gabs about his new run on Marvel’s Hawkeye!
    By Abraham Riesman
  7. vulture originals
    7 Posters That Prove TARS Should Star in Every MovieFrom The Fault in Our TARS to IshTARS.
    By Lindsey Weber, Jesse David Fox, and Jed Egan
  8. hilarious things
    New York Man Suspended From Work for Repeatedly Using Robot VoiceDuring customer-service calls.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  9. robots
    In the Future, a Robot-Surgeon Will Operate on Your Brain Through Your CheekDr. Bleep-Bloop to surgery, please.
    By Jesse Singal
  10. aging
    This Chair Will Hug Your Grandma So Hard — But at What Cost?The tricky ethic of technology-assisted comfort for the elderly.
    By Jesse Singal
  11. technological advances
    Coming Soon: A Computer That Knows How You FeelPotentially better than your roommate and/or mother.
    By Allison P. Davis
  12. madame tyra
    In the Future Everyone Will Look Like Beyoncé Or so says Tyra Banks.
    By Kathleen Hou
  13. photo op
    Obama Tickled a 17-Foot Robotic Giraffe TodayBut only because Biden’s in Brazil. 
    By Adam K. Raymond
  14. This Japanese Comedy Robot Is Terrifying Here’s video of a robot developed in Japan to make people laugh. It was created by a team of researchers at Japan’s Waseda University led by […]
    By Bradford Evans
  15. Watch Colbert’s Bizarre Report on a Black Lesbian Nazi Activist RobotIn case you missed last night’s Colbert Report, here’s a ridiculous installment of “The Enemy Within” he did on “the most frightening minority […]
    By Megh Wright
  16. feigning interestin in futuristic things
    Obama Plays Soccer With Japanese Robot: VideoA small robot kicking a ball … how about that?
    By Joe Coscarelli
  17. Does Not Compute
    Human Barista Faces Off Against Robot Coffee-Maker TomorrowWhoever wins, at least we’ll be caffeinated.
    By Hugh Merwin
  18. Kyle Kinane Got Pace Salsa to Suspend Their Twitter Account (UPDATE)Standup Kyle Kinane got into a Twitter war with the account for salsa company Pace Foods over the weekend, and it looks like he won. After […]
    By Bradford Evans
  19. our future pop stars
    Watch Robyn Meet a Robot Also Named RobynIt even dances like her … kind of.
    By Lindsey Weber
  20. The Complete Guide to Everything: Personal FinanceThis week we’re talking about personal finance, and to kick it off we decide to talk about a bunch of things we don’t understand, such as the […]
    By Splitsider Editors
  21. Dumb Ass Robot, by Noell Wolfgram EvansHands down, this has to be the stupidest robot I have ever seen, just sitting there with that dumb look on his face. “What are you smiling […]
    By Brian Boone
  22. vulture lists
    30 Albums to Try If You Love the New Daft PunkYacht rock, Euro-disco and fusion are back, baby.
    By Andy Battaglia
  23. robots
    Daft Punk to Remix Themselves, Sell Many AlbumsA new version of “Get Lucky” is coming soon.
    By Zach Dionne
  24. imagined conversations
    What Robots Will Talk About on the Robot InternetScientists have created a web-based database where robots can seek answers during confusing situations.
    By Dan Amira
  25. robots
    Robot Plays Catch, Kind of Juggles, Promptly Freaks Us OutWe don’t like this.
    By Eliot Glazer
  26. election day
    Voting Machine Fights Human Trying to Pick ObamaEverybody panic!
    By Joe Coscarelli
  27. lord of the rings
    Meet the Hob-Bot, a Badass Hobbit-Robot HybridScrew the fellowship.
    By Eliot Glazer
  28. World’s Best Person Builds Functioning Wall-E for World’s Best Reason I know it’s summer but it still might be nice to have your heart warmed before the weekend. What a guy this guy is, right guys? I’ve never […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  29. 8 Promising Series That Comedy Central Didn’t Pick Up This YearEvery year, Comedy Central, like all of the other networks, announces a new slate of shows it’s developing, and it’s always an impressive […]
    By Bradford Evans
  30. robots
    Watch a Robot Who Always Wins Rock Paper ScissorsNo backsies?
    By Eliot Glazer
  31. ‘Robot and Frank’ Trailer Foretells a Future Where Old People Befriend […] If a movie about a robot kicking it with and old guy isn’t enough, they also are jewel thieves!!!!!!!!!!?! What a left turn. I feel like […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  32. Coffee Buzz
    Designer Coffee, Made by RobotsThe future is here.
    By Jenny Miller
  33. Joss Whedon Wrote a Super Funny Sketch with a Message“Daphne Zuniga: What equality means to me is that women are given their moment, their chance to stand alone before everyone, with dignity, and […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  34. The Ballad of @Horse_ebooksOf the accounts that follow me on Twitter, half are spambots. About 15% are companies or organizations whose social media interns found me on a […]
    By John Herrman
  35. robots
    Meet a Robot Made From a Cup O’ NoodlesFrom soup to bots.
    By Eliot Glazer
  36. Jon Hamm Makes Robot Noises on The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd […] Jon Hamm is gonna make so many robot noises when he joins the next season of The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret. More robot […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  37. Left Handed Radio: ‘I Remember I Couldn’t Sleep’On this episode: A friendly robot hosts the show for us, the latest in dork coutre, David is nervous to be on a gameshow, new medications to […]
    By Left Handed Radio
  38. clickables
    Watch a Small Child Discuss Important Matters With R2D2They mean business.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  39. face-offs
    Droids vs. Cylons, Astro Boy vs. Wall-E: Two Scientists Handicap Vulture’s Ultimate Robot Boxing BracketTwo great minds from Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute factor in everything from reach to lasers.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  40. clickables
    Check Out This Real-Life Wall-E’s Dance MovesHe can do the mashed potato.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  41. clickables
    Meet Aimi Eguchi, Japan’s Most Famous Robot Pop StarThis was a whole big thing in Japan.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  42. The ‘That’s What She Said’ Joke-Making Computer Program Could Replace […]Screw all these other posers, science has gone and solved the issue of who should replace Michael Scott on The Office: a computer program […]
    By Adam Frucci
  43. it’s their world now
    Robot Judgment Day Will Actually Be When They Come to Take Your Jobs“Should we be really, really worried?”
    By Nitasha Tiku
  44. Check Out the Crazy New Music Video Directed By and Starring Peter […] Here’s the new video for “Open Your Eyes” by Alex Metric & Steve Angello feat. Ian Brown. It’s notable for our purposes because it was […]
    By Adam Frucci
  45. clickables
    Watch an Android Inflatable Mascot Break It DownTake that, Watson.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  46. clickables
    Watch Blinky, a Short Robot Film Starring Max RecordsHey, it’s the kid from ‘Where the Wild Things Are.’
    By Amanda Dobbins
  47. this! is! kind of scary!
    In Which We Confused a Robot for a HumanIt. Looks. So. Real.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  48. clickables
    Read Jeopardy! Champion Ken Jennings’s Cartoon Revenge on WatsonTake that, robot.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  49. clickables
    Watch Watson Totally Screw Up Final Jeopardy (But Still Dominate the Humans)Sorry, Team Human.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  50. clickables
    Watch Some Highlights From Last Night’s Human-Robot Jeopardy! ShowdownHere’s what you missed!
    By Amanda Dobbins
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