If at first you don't succeed... By Mark Lacter | July 23, 2010 5:00 PM A robot learning to flip pancakes from Sylvain Calinon on Vimeo. Not the brightest flapjack in the stack. More by Mark Lacter: American-US Air settlement with DOJ includes small tweak at LAX Socal housing market going nowhere fast Amazon keeps pushing for faster L.A. delivery Another rugged quarter for Tribune Co. papers How does Stanford compete with the big boys? Those awful infographics that promise to explain and only distort Best to low-ball today's employment report Further fallout from airport shootings Crazy opening for Twitter* Should Twitter be valued at $18 billion? Recent stories: Letter from Down Under: Welcome to the Homogenocene One last Florida photo Signs of Saturday: No refund 'I Am Woman,' hear them roar Bobcat crossing Previous story: Riordan: Cities need federal help Next story: Hollywood strike averted LA Observed front page | Media | Politics | Business | Arts | Place New at LA Observed Testing testing Another owl in another oak Another shot of that handsome owl Two minutes with a great horned owl IT RAINED! Happy birthday Teddy! Yes, still here. Yes, still struggling in the spooky silence of a shuttered LAO The marine layer these days Vista An update from the world's worst blogger On the Media Page Can Spectrum News 1 capture diverse L.A? My Herald Examiner days Goodbye, Downtown L.A.: One heck of a ride comes to an end Jury speaks loudly in Simers v. The Los Angeles Times A top LA Times editor says task is "daunting" Go to Media On the Politics Page SB 50: It will be a fight to remember The Philosopher Mayor USC's Crosstown: Saving L.A. by the numbers Supervisor Barger worries about the homeless Galperin's numbers fall short of telling homeless story Go to Politics Arts and culture 'The Present'...and the fuzzy future of L.A. theater The sea is dying, the art lives A haunting look back at the Weimar Republic Meet Jane Doe...and '$5 Shakespeare' Breakouts from Kennedy Center to Disney Hall Go to Arts and culture Sign up for daily email from LA Observed Enter your email address:Delivered by FeedBurner