SETI or the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence has been a series of ongoing experiments with the aim of discovering intelligent nonhuman civilisation. These experiments have varied in complexity and […]
This review will cover the Guardian’s strongman, Road Ranger. Road Ranger (RR to his friends, or just ‘Ranger’) transforms into a suspiciously-familiar-looking blue and red flat-nosed truck. I’m sure that […]
This week’s Gobot review covers the Guardian medic, Rest-Q. Like most of the other Gobots, Rest-Q has an awful name. Not the worst, by far, but not really great either. […]
This week’s review is that most-maligned of Gobots, Scooter. Scooter is another one (of many) that have truly awful names. In this case, someone looked at what he transformed into […]
This speculative paper reviews the nature of a cyborg, or cybernetic organism. It explores how cyborgs are defined in reality and fiction. The potential benefits and negatives of unrestricted cybernetic […]
After Leader-1, I was a bit stuck for which gobot to review next. There are a lot, and they all, to my mind, have distinct advantages, disadvantages and personalities. After […]
In previous posts I’ve mentioned that the Gobots got the short end of the stick compared to the Transformers. Fair enough. Perhaps they deserved it by having a lower-quality cartoon, as […]
It occurs to me that one of the big, and growing, killers and causes of accidents on our roads is the use of technology while driving. Now don’t get me […]
The ring: Not quite as scary as it could be. When we think of ‘lord of the rings’, we think of the stereotypical medieval fantasy realm. It’s got noble kings, […]
We often hear the refrain from technophiles the world over: “It’s past the year 2000! Where’s my flying car?” By this, people seem to indicate that they feel we are […]
