{"id":309676,"date":"2010-02-11T18:20:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-11T23:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"Gizmodo-5469483"},"modified":"2010-02-11T18:20:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-11T23:20:00","slug":"the-robots-we-signed-up-for-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/309676","title":{"rendered":"The Robots We Signed Up For [Art]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/02\/340x_robotsnewnewss.jpg\" class=\"left image340\" width=\"340\" \/>Long before we had sultry Cylons, the world imagined a different type of robot&mdash;one that wasn&#8217;t wearing makeup and lingerie, but celebrating its own mechanical aesthetic.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"autolink\" title=\"Click here to read more posts tagged #michaelrivamonte\" href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tag\/michaelrivamonte\/\">Michael Rivamonte<\/a> is the artist behind these sculptures of &#8220;robots and spacemen capable of flight and mischief.&#8221; Most of his pieces stand about three feet tall and include design details ranging from exposed wiring to LED jetpacks&mdash;crafted from materials including steel, clay, wood and what looks like a few repurposed antique cameras.<br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\ngawkerGallery(5469476,12,\"');\n<\/script><br \/>\nYou won&#8217;t find any prices on Rivamonte&#8217;s site, but his artwork is for sale. Now if only Honda would give him the greenlight to retrofit Asimo, we&#8217;d really have something. [<a href=\"http:\/\/mrivamonte.com\/index.html\">Michael Rivamonte<\/a> <em>Thanks Rodney!<\/em>]<\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"both\" style=\"clear: both;\"\/><br \/>\n<br clear=\"both\" style=\"clear: both;\"\/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/click.phdo?s=00652794add29c7c37700d33b96d590c&#038;p=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"border: 0;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/img.phdo?s=00652794add29c7c37700d33b96d590c&#038;p=1\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" border=\"0\" style=\"display:none\" src=\"http:\/\/a.rfihub.com\/eus.gif?eui=2226\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=6eGJOfyRr9c:r63VeD71dWQ:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=6eGJOfyRr9c:r63VeD71dWQ:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=6eGJOfyRr9c:r63VeD71dWQ:D7DqB2pKExk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?i=6eGJOfyRr9c:r63VeD71dWQ:D7DqB2pKExk\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=6eGJOfyRr9c:r63VeD71dWQ:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?i=6eGJOfyRr9c:r63VeD71dWQ:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/gizmodo\/full\/~4\/6eGJOfyRr9c\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long before we had sultry Cylons, the world imagined a different type of robot&mdash;one that wasn&#8217;t wearing makeup and lingerie, but celebrating its own mechanical aesthetic. 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