Japanese Robots: Honda’s High-Access Survey Robot Goes to Work in Fukushima. Finally Some Action for (parts of) ASIMO!
By RENO J. TIBKE - [20/6/2013 - 12:23] - 
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The first signs of trouble at Fukushima were quickly followed by expectations of an action-ready ASIMO leaping to the rescue. Honda’s humanoid remains far from able, but their new High-Access Survey Robot is on the job, and of so[...]
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Japanese Robots: On DARPA, SCHAFT, and the Peace Constitution (and bad reporting)
By RENO J. TIBKE - [13/6/2013 - 01:20] - 0 - Contests Robot Science
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One could reasonably assume Japan’s impressive array of supertech humanoid robots would swarm the inspired-by-Fukushima DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC), but Tokyo University spin-off SCHAFT Robotics is it. DARPA’s militariness and[...]
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Honda Ships 100 Walking Assist Stride Management Wearable Robot Thingys
By RENO J. TIBKE - [6/6/2013 - 09:34] - 0 - Healthcare Robot
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Honda’s Walking Assist with Stride Management: Coming to a Hospital Near You! If, that is, you’re connected to one of 50 Japanese medical institutions now testing and evaluating a pair of the semi-robotic exoskeletal assistive devices.[...]
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Putting Your Finger in this Japanese Robot is a Step Toward Actual Virtual Reality
By RENO J. TIBKE - [5/6/2013 - 05:27] - 0 - Gaming Home Entertainment Robot
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Welcome to Touchable TV! In addition to showcasing their 8K, 7680×4320, Ultra-High-Def (Ridiculous-Def?) TV broadcasting kit last weekend, Japan’s NHK also demoed a haptic feedback device that simulates virtual 3D objects in real time.[...]
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Dr. Kanako Miura Made Robots Walk Like Humans. She Will be Missed.
By RENO J. TIBKE - [29/5/2013 - 09:15] - 5 - Robot Science
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While riding her bike on Sunday, May 19th, at approximately 3:30pm, highly accomplished and well-regarded robotics researcher Dr. Kanako Miura was struck by a large truck near Charlesgate Park in the Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood of Bost[...]
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Japanese Technology from the Future Friday!
By RENO J. TIBKE - [25/5/2013 - 01:11] - 0 - Environment Robot Science
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This week Square mobile payment comes to Japan, super-green Kitakyushu & UNIDO join forces to make clean cities, Japanese research groups are Joining the European Human Brain Project, and some really unfortunate and sad news in the[...]
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Japanese Robot Art: Nice to Look At, and Don’t Forget the Inspiration!
By RENO J. TIBKE - [22/5/2013 - 09:14] - 0 - Art Robot Toy
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Japanese Robot Art – It’s Good, Man! Illustration, product packaging, statues & sculpture, and even some transhumanist pin-ups; for decades Japan’s been pounding out the robot art like nobody’s business. Last week[...]
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Pacific Rim and the Legacy of Giant Japanese Robots
By RENO J. TIBKE - [15/5/2013 - 09:26] - 0 - Robot Toy
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A Slice of Giant Japanese Robot Lineage: With a marketing campaign aimed at pretty much any human being with electricity, high levels of robo-geekery aren’t at all required for one to be aware of this summer’s giant robot & monster[...]
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Top 4 Robot-Themed Short Films of 2013 (thus far)
By RENO J. TIBKE - [8/5/2013 - 06:06] - 0 - Robot
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2013’s Top 4 Robot Short Films Japan’s yearly Golden Week, a 10-day stretch of spring garnished with national holidays, tends to shut down almost every industry save tourism & travel. Of course this includes J-robotics movers and s[...]
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Japan’s Taking Robot Action: Honda, Sekisui House, and New Government Funding
By RENO J. TIBKE - [1/5/2013 - 05:45] - 3 - Robot
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Everyday Robots, the Ones That Have Forever Been Coming… They Might Actually Get Here? Well, in Japan, anyway. Two massive companies and one or two government agencies have assembled some intriguing and aggressive robot launchpad[...]
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Japan’s Kuratas vs. The U.K.’s Mantis: Pure Science Robot Showdown!
By RENO J. TIBKE - [24/4/2013 - 05:29] - 4 - Robot
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Have you heard of the robot maker species that doesn’t need a grand research goal, isn’t motivated by government competitions or corporate interests, and doesn’t necessarily care if their efforts result in profit? Japanese [...]
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The Saddest Robots in Japan Live Among the Sins of Sony
By RENO J. TIBKE - [17/4/2013 - 05:51] - 2 - Robot
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Google Me This: What Ever Happened to Sony’s Robots? Okay, check it out: so there’s this massive, global technology company, and about 14 years ago they decide to make a few robots. Turns out they create some really smart, cutting-edge[...]
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Japan’s Creepiest Robots (and why they’re not)
By RENO J. TIBKE - [10/4/2013 - 03:33] - 0 - Robot
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We’re rolling, and 3, 2, 1 – ACTION: “Gee-whiz Bob, those crazy Japanese robot guys are at it again, how about a ridiculous soundbite and poorly executed pun, and hey, here’s an unoriginal one-liner, ha, ha, ha, those Japanese an[...]
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Japan’s Robot Cars: Where’s this Road Going?
By RENO J. TIBKE - [4/4/2013 - 07:50] - 2 - Car Robot
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Optimus Prime, Hot Rod, and Ultra Magnus. These are all robot cars from the Transformers franchise rooted in early 1980s Japan. Somewhat disappointingly, here in realityland it looks like Japan’s real robot cars will have names like Ni[...]
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Japan’s Industrial Robotics Situation: it’s Interesting. Seriously!
By RENO J. TIBKE - [27/3/2013 - 02:06] - 0 - Robot
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Sweet, More J-Robots! …Oh. Industrial Robots? Okay, today will not be heroic rescue & recovery robots, nor life-changing assistive robots for the disabled and elderly. No, today we’re talking Japan’s industrial robots, and th[...]
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Dear Assistive Robot Industry, We Need You! Sincerely, Rapidly Aging Japan.
By RENO J. TIBKE - [20/3/2013 - 05:20] - 1 - Healthcare Household Robot
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Okay, so what’s an assistive robot? Well, they’re a lot more cool and useful and tech than it might sound. Think of them more like… social robots, or maybe cybernetic enhancements, or, some years down the road, but not too[...]
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Japan’s Robot Renaissance (Fukushima’s Silver Lining)
By Akihabaranews Contributor - [15/3/2013 - 05:15] - 8 - Robot
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All of Japan took a few moments Monday to pay respect to the losses suffered in the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster of March 11, 2011. As human beings we move forward, and we work to find the good even in terrible situations. In[...]
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Panasonic subsidiary, Activelink, in alliance with Mitsui Corp. to make exoskeleton power-assist robots
By Stephen - [4/3/2013 - 11:52] - 0 - Robot
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To expand their capabilities in the power-assist robot business, Panasonic subsidiary, Activelink Co., Ltd. and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. agreed to form a business and capital alliance. Activelink was established as a subsidiary company [...]
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Kirobo, the Robot Astronaut – KIBO ROBOT PROJECT – Robot to join the International Space Station team
By Stephen - [4/3/2013 - 05:00] - 0 - Robot
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We recently wrote about a robot named Robi who is a member of the Japanese family. Now, Dentsu Inc. has announced the names “Kirobo” and “Mirata” for two humanoid communication robots being developed under the K[...]
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DeAGOSTINI – Robi – Charming Robot and member of the family that you can assemble by yourself
By Stephen - [22/2/2013 - 03:07] - 3 - Robot
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DeAGOSTINI Japan, a publisher that issues a weekly magazine specializing in collectable items, launched “Robi”, the friendly robot that wants to be part of the family. He can understand more than 200 words so he listens to [...]
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Via DeAGOSTINI
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Toshiba – Prototype of nuclear decontamination robot (from The Japan Times)
By Stephen - [21/2/2013 - 11:41] - 0 - Robot
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In Japan, since the nuclear disaster that began in 2011, innovation and development has been put into the cleanup effort. Here is a video from Japan Times that shows a prototype of a decontamination robot developed by Toshiba Corporati[...]
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Via The Japan Times
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Power Loader power amplification exoskeleton robot
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [10/1/2013 - 03:02] - 0 - Robot
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This power amplification robot, called Power Loader, is currently under development by Activelink, a Panasonic subsidiary venture. The aim is to achieve a robot that can freely utilize power beyond human strength, in emergencies or on [...]
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Via Panasonic
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