skewer

Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino likes to talk about avoiding grenades, but on Thursday night he dropped a whole lot of 'em at Comedy Central's roast in Manhattan, where he joined Snoop Dogg, Whitney Cummings, Larry King and others to skewer Donald Trump.

Looking for a techno spin on the traditional, the Samurai of Kuroda have become assimilated into robot territory.

They dance, they drink, they wield a great spear and use it to skewer flesh when you're not looking -- probably.

Look for the creations at IREX 2009 and then after at RoboSquare in Kyushu.