When researchers created a robot that replicates the gait of a cartoon character for the first time, it was no big surprise that Disney was involved. Engineers at Carnegie-Mellon University (CMU) and ...

Robots, the new cartoon from the creators of Ice Age, ticks over like a well-oiled you-know-what. Maybe that’s because fountains of Havoline decorate the visually stunning, sight-gag packed sets in ...

Japan has created an unusual government post to promote animation, and named a perfect figure Wednesday to the position: a popular cartoon robot cat named Doraemon. Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura ...

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Keepon, you’re a cutie. But stay away from me. I’ll tell you why my issue with robots is personal. A friend of mine recently built some simple robots out of household objects and animated them, hoping ...

In one of Seinfeld’s last episodes, Elaine and Jerry sit in their favorite diner. Elaine pulls out a copy of The New Yorker, points to a cartoon and says, “I don’t get this.” “Me neither,” Jerry says ...

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Adult Swim and Cartoon Network are bringing a slew of shows to Comic-Con 2015 this summer. “Childrens Hospital,” “Robot Chicken” and “Mike Tyson Mysteries” are among Adult Swim’s convention ...