We really can’t get enough of these humanoid robots . Researchers collaborating from the Nippon Institute of Technology, Harada Vehicle Design, ZMP and ZNUG Design have just taken the wraps off another addition to the crew. The newest version of the e-NUVO walk bot stands about 4 feet tall, making it roughly the size of an elementary school aged child, and will be incorporated into classes to teach children about humanoid robots in a hands-on environment. We’ll admit that after seeing a video of the bot in action (it’s after the break), we’re pretty jealous of those school children.

It is becoming a common practice with designers to flip back into time and take leads for their designs from the good old contraptions. Newest in league is the Philco PC concept which draws inspiration from the Philco Predicta television set of the 1950’s. Designed by SchultzeWORKS the desktop concept merges well the Steampunk etiquettes with modern ingenuity for this state-of-the-art Windows 7 PC, that’s designed with a typewriter style keyboard and a stylish metal mouse

Joey Roth, designer of the wonderful Sorapot , has a new creation: Ceramic Speakers. As you can see, it’s a speaker system made from porcelain, cork, and maple wood. I wanted to reduce the speaker system to its most simple form, using raw materials that show their natural beauty and aren’t usually associated with electronics