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Towering Gort replica fetching a pretty penny at auction
We've seen some pretty fantastic replicas grace the always fascinating pages of eBay before, but this particular creation is apparently hitting home with quite a few wealthy nerds prospective buyers. The fiberglass reproduction of Gort from the famed 1951 classic The Day The Earth Stood Still is currently sitting just above $4,000, and there's still quite a few hours left for bids to fly in from other galaxies. Unfortunately, the winning bidder will be forced to trek to San Francisco to pick it up, but at least you can look forward to checking out its tilting visor and array of sound effects before it melts your wallet and calls you master.[Via Technabob]
Aibo to join Robot Hall of Fame
To the list of those whose extraordinary contributions to our culture were not recognized during their lifetimes -- think Vincent Van Gogh, Franz Kafka, Joey Ramone -- let us now add a coda for a creature whose existence was cut short far too early, but who will now be memorialized in a most fitting way: Aibo. Sony's late, lamented robotic dog will soon enjoy a place of honor in Carnegie Mellon University's Robot Hall of Fame, sharing the accolades with such other luminaries as Asimo, the Mars Pathfinder and Astro Boy (the Hall of Fame honors both real and fictional robots). The induction ceremony (which will also include Gort of "klaatu barada nikto" fame) will be on June 21. We only -- sob -- wish Aibo had made it just a little longer, to enjoy this honor.
