By Carlos Asmat & filed under Industry, Research.
I’m pleased to bring GoRobotics an exclusive interview with Angelica Lim of Kyoto University. When I first started writing here at GoRobotics, one of my goals that I stated was to bring more compelling academic research to the general public and enthusiasts because behind lots of jargon and hidden in some grad student’s lab somewhere […]
By Carlos Asmat & filed under Industry, Robotics Projects & Kits, Science.
The M3-Neony and M3-Synchy were developed as baby bots aimed at testing machine learning software, and specifically to take a look at fine motor skill development. The hardware on this adorable little bot are some typical cameras, a microphone, gyro, accelerometer, and tactile sensors. I heard about the M3–neony and M3-synchy through this Engadget article […]
By Vincent Abry & filed under Exoskeleton.
It’s no secret to people that Japan and South Korea have aging populations. Moreover, Japan holds the world record for life expectancy (along with Andorra), and has more than 40,000 centenarians. It’s for these reasons that Japan is maximizing its efforts to develop robots that will care for the elderly and those with reduced mobility. […]
By William Cox & filed under Competitions.
David is probably going to hate me for this, but an email just popped up on the Robotics Society of America mailing list from David Calkins, saying: So, The All-Japan 3kg Sumo Tournament is Dec 21st in Tokyo. Fujisoft gave me 2 seats to go, all expenses, … [and] I’m giving away the tix. […]
By William Cox & filed under Industry.
A new Japanese robotics magazine, Robot Life, has polled 500 Japanese females to ask them who was their favorite commercial robot. The grand winner was the PaPeRo robot, pictured at left, built by NEC. Also making the top 10 list (though, at a dismal 10th), is our friend Robonova. Wakamaru and Manoi were also in […]
By William Cox & filed under Industry.
PeopleStaff, an employment agency in Japanese, is adding robots to its usual roster of people. PeopleStaff is recommending companies recruit Hello Kitty Robo and Ifbot. The positions are receptionists and hospital care, respectively. One wonders if the company is also considering a name change.
By William Cox & filed under Industry.
The International Robot Exhibition (IREX) is going on right now in Tokyo, Japan! The 4 day long exhibition is featuring over 200 companies and some really cool robots. It looks like about the only site really covering the event is Akihabara News. The PacMan robot at IREX (with video) is currently making big waves […]
By William Cox & filed under Industry.
It is exactly the catchiest name I’ve heard (but volumes better than "Qrio"), but Wakamaru is the latest in Japan’s bid to take over the world with robots. That and help out their rapidly aging population. Wakamaru, weighing in at 30kg, 3ft tall, and anywhere from $9,000 to $14,000 USD (Wired says $9,000, BBC says […]
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