“On March 20th and 21st, 2004, ROBOlympics will be the first ever event to bring robot competitions and competitors together from around the world at a single place — showcasing the best human minds on the planet!”

“A new report into marine piracy suggests there was a sharp rise in the number of attacks on ships last year.”

Jeff’s Robots | “Toy robots and tons of robotics links!”

Welcome to Caveman Robot.

Monkey Shines: This pint-sized cowpoke is the star of the rodeo | “Whiplash, a 17-year-old monkey that dresses up like a cowboy and rides a border collie in the Dodge World’s Toughest Rodeo, practices with his trainer.”

Lunar New Year makes monkey undies hot | “Women in Singapore are buying their husbands special Lunar New Year briefs, hoping to bring them good fortune and increase their sexual potency.”

Defense Tech: DRONE DOGGIE BUILT FOR WAR

The Shadow Vault: That Pirate Thing… | “Yeah, so, I had come up with the thing of drunken, capsized pirate day, and that seemed fun, but now… now I have ammended it… See, now, its a whole week!”

The Wow Wee RoboSapien | “A full function fast moving robot minion suitable for all your world domination needs. Thedevice is currently in development and should be available to international markets in 2004.”

Bots, humans play together | “Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University are betting that putting humans and robots on the same soccer team will encourage the kind of cooperation that leads to understanding.”