Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 2:57am
While NASA plans to send the businesslike Robonaut 2 up to the International Space Station, the Japanese have developed their own far more social robot for the ISS.
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Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 10:12am
We've seen creepy dental practice 'bots from Japan before, though this one gives us the heebie-jeebies even more than the last one. Called "Hanako," the robot is a collaboration between the experts at Tmsuk and several Japanese universities, and is...
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 1:28pm
This here is the Binary Flow. On its elongated watch face there is a wealth of data to be gleaned about the time and date. You won't be able to get any of that from it, though, as your brain...
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 6:17am
Japanese cellphone maker KDDI has announced a new phone that should be immediately unpopular to anyone with half a brain: it monitors your movements and can tell when you're slacking off. The phone, which you wear on your wrist, actually,...
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 4:34am
Thanks to the robo-wizards at Japan's BL Autotec, small form-factor rescue robots have a new trick up their sleeves — and yes, they could even have sleeves now — in the shape of a robotic arm that can open doors....
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Monday, December 21, 2009 - 1:37pm
When Expedition 22 launched yesterday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, it carried not only three astronauts destined for the International Space Station, but raw seafood as well. Apparently that's what happens when you train a trio of astronauts in...
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 - 10:21am
When it rains, you're really down to one hand when you whip out your umbrella. Then you're left trying to juggle any number of things: cellphone, briefcase, slice of pizza, keys to your battlesuit. In Japan, however, there's another way....
Friday, June 12, 2009 - 1:21pm
The average student's backpack is loaded with a bunch of books. For the average robotic student? A backpack stuffed with a computer, which allows that 'bot to read said books. Ninomiya-kun, a robot built by Japan's Waseda University (along with...
Thursday, April 2, 2009 - 11:07am
I'm almost a little embarrassed to admit that I first thought this was a photo of a real space shuttle. Two Japanese LEGOsmiths used a whopping 65,000 bricks and 1,590 man hours to complete the stunning diorama, which even simulates...
Friday, March 27, 2009 - 12:01pm
In Japan, where the arcade is still alive and well, they still enjoy playing games in simulators. Crazy, futuristic bobsledding simulators — and don't knock it 'til you try it. From the looks of it, Storm-G, which has been out...
