Jim Howell’s cute viral videos feature everyday appliances auditioning for roles for the live-action Transformers films.

Neon, a humanoid robot designed by ROBO-GARAGE, is an homage to Astro Boy as part of 2003′s celebrations (Astro’s fictional birth date).

Takeshi Maeda’s latest photos of his work-in-progress show off the robot’s mighty upper body.

ZMP posted a video of their musical robot, Miuro, being controlled via iPod Touch.

ZMP’s robotic music player Miuro can follow your around the house, and won’t fall of ledges or bump into things thanks to its sensors.