I have several large bins full of the plastic bits and parts that I use to make a Slobot sculpture. As much as I paint and sculpt robots, I don’t really get into making robots that “do” stuff. I do, however keep all sorts of plastic pieces – cups, bowls, bottles ,etc. A couple of […]
Mike Slobot and the Town of Cary Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources present “Robots on Every Corner”. The art show features Raleigh local artist Mike Slobot’s (www.slobots.com) original robot sculptures and paintings in the historic Page-Walker Arts and History Center in Downtown Cary, NC. Blending old and new, Mike presents his friendly robot sculptures and […]
If you watch the tech world, pretty much everything is “cloud” connected now. Watch movies on Netflix or Amazon? That’s the cloud. So, what happens when Robots are connected to the cloud? It might be time to watch “The Matrix”, “I, Robot” or “The Terminator…”
I’ve been thinking about this for a while now. Rosie from the Jetson’s was clearly connected to the internet of things (IOT). So are the Sentinels from the Matrix. Quite possibly, every robot from every movie, tv show or book has to be IOT connected. Just something to think about. Mike Slobot Featured Slobots is: […]
I got asked to do this show for #blamo #blamominkyshow #blkmkt on their character called a “Minky”. Minky is hand carved from Monkey Pod Wood and stands approximately 7.5″ tall. He comes in a hand-made box. Info on the show: Where: The Bird’s Nest Gallery and BLK MKT mobile shop Aspen, CO When: January 20th […]
So, we had some Chinese food and got some fortune cookies. Those are always fun to read. It got me thinking about my slobots though, and I wondered what a “robot fortune cookie” would say. I decided that since robots eat metal (obviously!), their version of a fortune cookie would actually be a “fortune nut.” […]
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