Archive for the ‘In the news’ Category

Leader-Post: Somewhere, George Jetson is smiling

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Canada’s Leader-Post discusses Keepon in an article on interactive robots.

SPIN: “Don’t You Evah” a Must-See Video

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

SPIN calls “Don’t You Evah” a must-see video.

Channel 10 BeatBots interview

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Channel 10’s Laura Foy interviews Marek Michalowski on Keepon and BeatBots.

Robot Watch: Keepon & NextFest

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

Keepon appears in the (Japanese) Robot Watch’s story on WIRED NextFest.

Keepon on NPR

Friday, September 14th, 2007

Keepon has been discussed on two radio shows: Earth & Sky and NPR news.

Engadget: Robots, robots, robots (and other stuff) at NextFest 2007

Friday, September 14th, 2007

Engadget writes about Keepon and other robots at WIRED NextFest. Keepon is also in the video highlights reel.

Waziwazi: Keepon groovin’

Thursday, September 13th, 2007

Waziwazi has talked about the “Don’t You Evah” video.

Update: They’ve also reported on visiting us at the Spoon concert and NextFest.

Carnegie Mellon University: Keepon keepin’ on

Thursday, September 13th, 2007

Carnegie Mellon University discusses Robotics Institute Ph.D. student Marek Michalowski’s role in the Keepon and BeatBots projects.

Digital Media Wire: Spoon, celebrity robot “Keepon” reunite at concert

Thursday, September 13th, 2007

Digital Media Wire has a link-, photo-, and video-laden story on Keepon and NextFest in general.

WIRED: Japanese robot Keepon dances to Spoon hit, “Don’t You Evah”

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

WIRED has a photo journal behind the scenes of the filming of the “Don’t You Evah” video.

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