Sony Was Awesome at Robots; Not So Much With Reality
In 2006, to refocus and save cash, Sony canceled two of the most advanced robotics projects in history. Then we got 46 new VAIO models and an updated PSP that 4 people bought and they lost billions...
View ArticleMatt Denton (MANTIS) and Kogoro Kurata (KURATAS) are Robotics Rockstars
Weak: Science coverage in large-scale media outlets; Strong: Calling them on it; Better: Celebrating pure science for science's sake exemplified by the awesomeness that is the recently unveiled...
View ArticleJapanese Robot Fiction: Inspiring Pacific Rim, Looking Cool, Existing in Vast...
Anthrobotic's Technosnark©®™ team leader, now locked into deep, dorky romance with Akihabara News, attempts to show why Pacific Rim owes huge props to giant Japanese robots, and then after that just...
View ArticleKids Making Robots: An NPO Steps Up to Bolster Japan’s Rural Robot Resurgence
Everybody knows Japan is awesome at robots, but younger generations might be missing the practical, hands-on, mechanical education that enabled their forebears to create awesome robots and automation...
View ArticleLego Mindstorms EV3 Robotics Kit: World’s Best Robotics Education Tool?...
They once had little to do with actual robotics, but two product iterations and 15 years later, about to release their 3rd-generation kit [sic], Lego is at the top of educational, DIY, and plain old...
View ArticleRobot Treasure Discovered Online: an Interview with the Creator of...
Went looking for one robot, found research on hundreds. Anthrobotic interviews the creator of Cyberneticzoo.com, the best online robotics & cybernetics archive you've never heard of until just now...
View ArticleiREX 2015 International Robot Exhibition (GALLERY)
December 2015's 21st iREX International Robot Exhibition was a gigantic success. Record number of presenters. Record space required. Record attendance. We got photos.
View ArticleRobots Dubstepped: iREX by iPHONE (VIDEO)
In December of 2015, hundreds of the world’s most advanced robots crowded the massive Tokyo Big Sight Convention Center for the biennial iREX International Robot Exhibition. You might be surprised how...
View ArticleJapan Robot Week 2016 (GALLERY)
Japan Robot Week 2016 went very well. The 3-day event drew 30,000 humans - nearly double the 2014 attendance. Therefrom, here is a handful of superbly mediocre photos of robots and robot stuff.
View ArticleFive Years of Talking Shit Finally Paid Off: SONY IS RETURNING TO ROBOTICS!
In 2006, Sony did one of the dumbest things that's ever happened in the history of robotics. BUT NOW, could it be that redemption is not only possible, but coming soon?
View ArticleStar Wars Created Robot Dorks (Plus Original Trilogy Posters from Japan)
Star Wars IV, V, and VI planted profound psychological seeds into many born in the mid-70s to early 80s. Props are due.
View ArticleKids Making Robots: An NPO Steps Up to Bolster Japan’s Rural Robot Resurgence
Everybody knows Japan is awesome at robots, but younger generations might be missing the practical, hands-on, mechanical education that enabled their forebears to create awesome robots and automation...
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