Touchable Hologram

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I dig that little elephant hologram!

Impressive Robotics (Part 1)

More than Meets the Eye


A Snake Robot


Dragonfly Robot


ASIMO


Rapid Motion-Sensing Robot Hand


Robotic Sunflower


Ball-Balancing Robot


Home-made Robot


University of Arizona Hexapod Robot


Ugobe Pleo Toy Robot

Vinni Puh

"While Eeyore frets ...
... and Piglet hesitates
... and Rabbit calculates
... and Owl pontificates
...Pooh just is."
~The Tao of Pooh
by Benjamin Hoff

~A 1969 Russian Version of Winnie the Pooh~
I find it to be much more well done, humorous, and philosophical than the US version. Winnie the Pooh was originally created by A. A. Milne in the 1920's and licensed to Disney in 1966. The original characters were actually meant to be psychological/philosophical archetypes.

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"pam-param-pooroom-howlers
poom-pooroom-taram-yellers
poom-poopoompoom"
~Vinni Puh

Ana Somnia - lights out!

http://anasomnia.com/

I think this is a very creative and eerie feel to it. It works best if it's nighttime and you have a webcam.

Mandalas

"It became increasingly plain to me that the mandala is the center. It is the exponent of all paths. It is the path to the center, to individuation."
~Carl Jung

Mandalas are typically a Hindu or Buddhist sacred tradition. The idea is that they are a small representation of the universe. They are to be a spiritual/metaphysical representation of the universe, and as far as I understand not intended to actually represent the physical configuration of the universe (check some Hubble sites if you want to see something like this ;) ). I find it to be truly beautiful and intriguing artwork. Mandalas represent the intricacy and flexibility of human thought.

Buddhist Monks Create a Mandala in 6 Days


Tibetan Sand Mandala