Tag: Japanese robots

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US and Japan to Settle Their Differences with Giant Battling Robots

These robots are getting ready to rumble—a high-tech spectacle that will pit the East and…

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How Do You Film a Robot Swordsman? Very Carefully

Machii Isao, whose fame as a swordsman has earned him some viral video attention already,…

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Uncanny Valley Hotel: Inn Staffed by Robots to Open in Nagasaki

Japanese culture may be famous for its storied history of doting geisha girls. But that…

Real-World Transformers Come One Step Closer to Reality

Your dream of owning a robot and a car is close to coming true. Meet…

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Meet Pepper, Softbank’s Emotion-Reading Robot

It’s comforting to know that when our robot overlords do take over, they will be…

“Hair-washing robot” stands out in Panasonic’s new line

Panasonic Corp announced plans to sell new models of its hospital robot that would transport…

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Around Asia: Robot gives Japanese lessons and acts on stage in Vietnam

Geminoid F, a humanoid robot, taught Japanese classes in Hanoi, Vietnam, after performing a scene…

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The Brave New Age

by Robert J. Collins Research and development has been going on for several decades. Despite periodic…