The turret combines an IP webcam, a laser pointer, two mini USB rocket launchers that shoots foam bullets, an Arduino microprocessor, and MATLAB, a high-level technical computing language.

Sure, OK. This turret doesn't use real bullets. But if GLaDOS has anything to say about it, I'm sure it's only a matter of time. Winda Benedetti writes about video games for NBC News.

The Portal 2 Sentry Turret USB Desk Defender is one such option. Yes, it's forty bucks at ThinkGeek, and that's kind of expensive for a novelty toy, but it's an awesome gadget (and looks to be ...

and "I don't hate you," the turrets provided an ample share of chuckles. Smooth Few Films has taken this idea and run with it, creating " Portal: a Day in the Life of a Turret," a short film about ...

By Chris Brandrick May 12, 2011 10:01 am PDT [Photo: Ryan Palser] If you’re a fan of the game Portal, at some point you might have wanted your very own Portal turret to protect your precious goods.

Weta Workshop, best known for their work on movies like Prometheus, Lord of the Rings, and many others, have put together a true-to-the-game version of Portal and Portal 2’s Sentry Turret.

Thinkgeek is letting these 40” turrets go for $24.95 apiece, which is less money than you'd expect to pay for a version made entirely of ones and zeroes. Admittedly, the latter purchase (that is ...

A student at Pennsylvania State University has created a real-life tracking turret inspired by ‘Portal.’ A student at Pennsylvania State University has created a real-life tracking turret ...

Unlike previous Portal turret builds, which looked authentic but did little more than light up and play sounds, the turret that Kevin Swanson built for his graduate Mechatronics final project does ...