Two telepresence robots roll into a human-computer interaction conference. Sounds like the beginning of a very nerdy joke, but it really happened (#2017). A few weeks ago in Denver, Colorado, a robot I was piloting over the internet from my computer in Idaho stood wheel-to-wheel with a similar'bot in a pink skirt controlled by a researcher in Germany. We introduced ourselves by yelling at each other's screens. Given the topic of the conference, this particular human-computer interaction was a little too on the HD touch-screen nose.

The unbelievably fast KUKA robot faces off against one of the best table tennis players of all time. Who has the best technique? Who will win the first ever table tennis duel of human versus robot? Watch this thrilling commercial of table tennis and robotics performed at the highest level. The KUKA KR AGILUS demonstrates its skills with the table tennis racket - a realistic vision of what robots can be capable of in the future.

A boxing enthusiast who has literally stepped into the ring with his critics. His movies -- particularly an infamous string of video game adaptations -- are legendarily terrible, but not in the way that earns them cult status. SEE ALSO: Rampant Krispy Kreme product placement is the true hero of'Power Rangers' Boll recently completed and released Rampage: President Down, his 30th and -- supposedly -- final movie. To celebrate this momentous occasion, Vanity Fair profiled the filmmaker in a sprawling feature that frames his unusual body of work against an unusual life. As you might expect, the interviews with Boll and those who know him uncover some fascinating nuggets about his life and creative output.