TALON robot helps Japan find radiation
April 18, 2011 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
The Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory has been busy teaching TALON how to detect radiation. The bot is trading in it’s weapons for radiological sensors, digital cameras, and a GPS device
Japanese humanoid robot learns to clean
February 15, 2011 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
In some ways, we don’t mind robots taking over the world. I mean, they can have all of the cleaning chores. All we ask is that you don’t impale us, decapitate us or crush our skulls with their metal hands.
Robot Japan 2011 Dance Contest
January 17, 2011 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Prepare to be either delighted or creeped out by this video. These are the mechanical participants of Tokyo’s Robot Japan 2011 dance competition
TalkTorque 2 Robot Will Be A Master In Non-Verbal Communication
December 27, 2010 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
A team of researchers at Japan’s Tsukuba University are working on a robot that will improve the interaction between man and machine in the future. Their goal is to make the “TalkTorque 2″ a master in non-verbal communication with humans
Strawberry Picking Robot
December 13, 2010 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
The Japanese have created another specialized robot to take human jobs. In this case, human strawberry pickers will need to watch their back.
SCHEMA Loves Conversation, Audrey Hepburn Movies
November 2, 2010 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
SCHEMA is a conversational humanoid robot from Waseda University in Japan.
Robot With A Mohawk Kills Wasps
October 24, 2010 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Professor Sekine of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, had a friend that has been stung over 90 times while exterminating wasps, so he did something to help. He built a robot to do the job
fuRo Core Bipedal Robot Can Handle A 100kg Payload
September 20, 2010 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
This Biped is two meters tall, weighs 230kg, and can lift the equivalent of a musclebound dude. It is the latest robotic biped from Japan
Air Hopper Grasshopper Robot
September 20, 2010 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
The Air Hopper looks like it should be walking the surface of Mars, collecting samples of the soil.
final fantasy xbox 360 bundles on the way
February 13, 2010 by Syndicated · Leave a Comment
Square Enix has just announced two new Xbox 360 bundles to commemorate the upcoming release of Final Fantasy XIII everywhere else but Japan, where people are already going bonkers for this game. Both bundles are available for pre-order and will be released on March 9th. The Special Edition comes with a limited edition faceplate created by designer Tetsuya Nomura.
