 "QUANTUM SHOT" #58Link - by Avi Abrams Build your own retro-future, one rusty robot at a time! Start with a collectible "Cute Little Army of Robots": Bennett Robot Works are the "Original Art Robot Sculptures" (looking every bit like props from the "Robots" animated feature). They're made from "found objects": wood, metal, and various strange stuff found in the basement and at garage sales. There is an endless catalog of them on this site. Each robot is a miniature delight; and together they are as addictive, as an assortment of mini donuts:     Each robot takes about a month to build. They are not meant to be a toy. Some robots mean business In case you want to be prepared, here is the book "How to Survive a Robot Uprising"; and another site, where the most aggressive robots can battle each other to their heart's content:  ...while veterans stand around and watch: (source site)  ...and robotic mice scatter nearby:  - witness "Herbie the MouseBot", fully functional miniature robot rodent (source) If you read old newspapers, you'll see that robots were more well-behaved in the past: this one "STEAM-POWERED DREADNOUGHT CERBER" was even employed as a police enforcer in Victorian London: (more here)  (image via) But as history progressed, they (robots) often made wrong choices:   (images via) ...to the point that today humans need to put up warning signs like this:  Consumer technology Know your enemy - read the site devoted to wayward robots, aptly named "Suicide Bots". Don't miss a link to "sexed robots" site, or picture of "Google Bot". Probably the Ugliest Robot Ever:  As a parting shot, these are quite harmless robots from the communist times in Russia: (they are also very ugly)  Also Read: Chrome-Delicious Robot Art & Ray Guns Robotic Art Bliss Robots in Arts Toy Robots to Have and to Hold Read All "Robots" Series! ->  Permanent Link... ...+StumbleUpon  ...+Facebook  |