Um… this is a little freaky. A dancing HRP-4c cybernetic robot dances around with a quartet of human backup dancers, looking incredibly lifelike alongside them and giving me the heebie jeebies. The performance is taking place at the Digital Content Expo in Tokyo, and while it’s evident the Japanese are particularly fond of creating artificial […]

The long awaited film TRON:Legacy boasts a soundtrack that is equally as anticipated, penned by robotic Parisian super-duo Daft Punk. To promote this buzz-in-an-echo-chamber partnership, the electro maestros have teamed up with MEDICOM TOY to create 2 series of collectible toys. You have a choice between the Kubrick set, if you prefer the ubiquitous Lego-style […]

An awesomely gory video by the peerless Flying Lotus that illustrates the dangers of robot parades, and what can go tragically wrong with one flick of the switch. Directed by Beeple, peep it below… Flying Lotus – Kill Your Co-Workers from Warp Records on Vimeo.

We were happy to sponsor The Cultyard at this year’s New York Comic-Con this past weekend, as it represented a lot of what we love here at Lost In a Supermarket. Namely art of all types, comics, vinyl toys, world class artists and oh yes — plenty of nerds. Oh-so-many nerds, in oh-so-many packages. Hot […]

We told you a couple weeks ago about The Cultyard at the New York Comic Convention this year, and the time is nigh! If you live in New York, call in sick today — or just take a long lunch — and hit up the New York Comic Con for the The Cultyard collective. The […]

Wood and robots go together like eating nuts and chewing gum, so it deserves mention when someone actually manages to make them work together. Inspired by traditional Japanese joinery, Twine’s Wooden Robot Man is a little cube that pops open into a robot that can hold countless poses. Elastic muscles enable him to be twisted […]

If you have trouble waking up in the morning, this tantrum alarm clock is the perfect gadget to get you out of bed. In your choice of either lime or yellow, this alarm clock pounds its fists and opens its mouth while “shouting” its alarm. As your selected wake-up time approaches within five minutes, its […]

This year at the New York Comic Con a collective called The Cultyard will be taking over a large swathe of the floor and sort of creating their own convention-within-a-convention. The idea being to congregate a certain aesthetic into one condensed location — an aesthetic defined by the artists and brands taking part. These include […]