Robosaurs

Everyone knows robots are cool. So are dinosaurs. So what's cooler than both robots and dinosaurs? Robot dinosaurs.

Robosaurs come in many shapes and sizes. Here is a robobrachiosaur, roaming around in a lush Jurassic jungle.

Technically, they run on artificial power sources, so I don't know why it's munching leaves. Perhaps it does so to fit in with organic dinosaurs. As they say, when in the late Jurassic, do as the organic brachiosaurs do (it's a popular aphorism, trust me on this one).

Contrary to outdated beliefs about robobrachiosaurs, they did not spend their time underwater but instead preferred dry land.

The roboraptor is a much smaller robosaur, but it packs a nasty set of teeth and claws. No, actually, those look pretty blunt and child-safe. However, it does makes a fearsome roar. That counts for something, right?

The fearsome roboraptor is ready to pounce from the top of a rock. There is no escape from its mighty jaws, except when you disable it via the on/off switch conveniently located on the back.

The robosaurs co-existed with other dinosaurs from those prehistoric times, such as this DEC AlphaStation.

Silicon Graphics workstations were featured in the movie "Jurassic Park". It fit right in with the other dinosaurs.

The mass-extinction that occurred 65 million years ago may have killed the organic dinosaurs, but the robot ones lingered on until the ice age when temperatures dropped to the "max" setting and they froze up. However, they may return someday.

The robobrachiosaur is a Zoid model I got for cheap during a clearance sale, and the roboraptor is a trinket that's supposed to be a smaller version of the raptor toy from Wowwee Robotics.