Robot Won’t let Woman Leave Lab
According to Mukflash, a research assistant at Toshiba’s Akimu Robotic Research Institute was detained in a lab by a robot with two 100kg hydraulic arms, only to be hugged repeatedly.
A young female intern spent several hours each day with Kenji the robot, testing his systems and loading new software routines. When the assistant was ready to leave one evening Kenji refused to let her out of the lab. The robot used his bulky mechanical body to block her exit and hug her repeatedly. The intern was able to escape after she had frantically phoned two senior staff members to come and de-activate Kenji the robot.
This photo may not be of the incident.
Via:muckflash
Huge Remote Control for Windows Media Center
Huge remote control that works with Windows Media Center. Looks almost like you could play twister with it.
Checkout the video here:
Via:michbex
Aquapeutics Luxory Steam Shower
Do you have $4500 in your pocket and are you really dirty? Then you might want to consider this shower unit. Then maybe you need the Aquapeutics Luxury Steam Shower.
The shower features 6 acupuncture massage jets, 6 adjustable water jets, 8 small jets, 2 hand held shower heads, a steam box and an overhead rainfall shower head. This thing should get you amazingly clean.
The shower also includes overhead lighting, underwater LED lighting, a waterproof LCD TV, a foot massage device and even an input to connect your MP3 player so you can listen to your favorite tunes. Everything is controlled by a computerized touch panel so you can dial in your own personal settings.
If you think about it, it isn’t as expensive as a nice jacuzzi.
Via:Geek
Awesome Luxor Pyramid Computer
The Great Pyramid PC Mod was made by modder polo360x from the Techpowerup forums.
This case was made from a customized Luxor Pyramid case, which was made from laser cut aluminum. It has a combination of black and silver aluminum, and the base measures 19 by 19 inches. The Pyramid stands 25 inches tall. There was only 200 of these cases ever made.
Here’s a list of the PC specifications.
* CPU: Q6600 B3 OC @ 3.15 GHz (Max stable OC @ 3.4 GHz) – “water cooled”
* Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L
* RAM: G-Skills 4GB PC2-8000 OC @ 1066 MHz
* GPU: 512 MB 8800GT Zotac AMP Editions (700 MHz Core/ 2000 Mhz Memory)
* HDD: 500 GB Cavier WD 300 SATA
* PSU: 500 Watts Rosewill
* Cooling: Thermaltake Tide water plus w/ Swiftech apogee GT CPU block
Via:Geeky-Gadgets
