Babies

In Real Life

Babies Are Already Angry, Might As Well Put Birds On Them

2:20AM August 10, 2011 | Mike Fahey

As we approach the point of total global Angry Birds saturation, one important demographic has been left out of the fowl-flinging sensation: Babies. Rovio’s new partnership with baby product company SwaddleDesigns might stop infants from crying over lack of spilled pork. More »


In Real Life

Pregnant Mum Fends Off Labour Long Enough To See Skyrim Demo

6:00AM August 8, 2011 | Owen Good

About six months ago, Bethesda Softworks’ Pete Hines figured Feburary 18 was the perfect day to conceive a child, as the baby would be due on November 11, the ship date for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. One couple conceived well early of that, but their baby’s birth will still forever be associated with the game. More »


PC

World Of Warcraft Daily Quests Are Guilt-Free Gaming For A Massively Multiplayer New Dad

7:40AM July 15, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Finding time to play normal video games as the father of newborn baby boys is tough enough as it is. I was certain my thirst for massively multiplayer online role-playing games would go unquenched in the face of fatherhood. Then I discovered the joy of dailies. More »


In Real Life

Why I Am Not Going To E3 2011

6:40AM June 4, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Last weekend I spent nearly $US100 on new clothing for E3 2011. Now my flight is cancelled, I’m not going, and the only question I have is how are two unborn babies going to come up with the cash to pay me back? More »


News

Japanese University Can’t Stop Building Robotic Babies

1:20AM May 10, 2011 | Cyriaque Lamar

Researchers at Osaka University previously brought us Affetto, the disembodied baby head who was supposed to teach us empathy (or something). Now roboticists at Osaka’s Hosoda Lab have built Pneuborn-7II and Pneuborn-13, pint-sized robots that emulate infants’ movements. More »


In Real Life

Teaching Robots To Walk The Baby Way

6:00AM January 22, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Why do human children learn to walk so much easier than robots do? Because babies learn to crawl before they walk. University of Vermont robotics expert Josh Bongard demonstrates how robots develop faster when their bodies change with their brains. More »


News

You Might As Well Be A Robot As Far As Babies Are Concerned

1:30PM October 16, 2010 | Mike Fahey

It’s time for our mostly daily Kotaku science post! Today we take a look at an important scientific study that has found that babies can’t tell human beings from humanoid robots. More »


Dismembering Your Friends In Dead Space 2

1:20AM September 23, 2010 | Mike Fahey

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It’s time to take sides in Dead Space 2! Will you be a fully armoured, armed to the teeth member of the Sprawl Security Team, or a creepy baby-headed monster that hungers for human flesh? More »


News

Wii Balance Board Powers Baby-Moving Robot

8:40AM August 28, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Children and adults with movement impairing handicaps have access to many devices to help them get around, but what about disabled infants? Researchers have come up with a baby-moving robot that uses a Wii Balance Board as its guide. More »


In Real Life

We All Had Super Powers Once

5:20AM May 20, 2010 | Mike Fahey

An article at Cracked.com explores the fact that every human being on the planet is born with super powers, from telepathy to heightened senses – we just grow out of them. More »