The editor's in box is overflowing, so it's time for another dump of random robot news!
- Looking for a tiny humanoid robot based on the RaspberryPi? There's a Kickstarter for that.
- Roberto sent us some cool video of the tenth annual Concurso de Robotic event in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico. Check it out!
- We got a pointer to a new SF film called Koyakatsi. They say it's based on "actual emerging technologies". Preview on YouTube.
- Great story on DIY open hardware robot prosthetic devices being used to help children.
- From the bizarre robot toy dept: a $99 kit for turning cockroaches into phone controlled cyborgs. Talk about ethical issues with robotics!
- In happier robot news, a boy threw the first pitch at a major league baseball game in another state via teleoperated robot.
- And, in other robot sports news, robot air hockey players seem to be the latest fad in Japan.
- Gizmodo posted some cool video of Boeing's giant painting robots.
- And, last up today, check out the awesome Swiss cat robot over at engadget.
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