LDP: “We Are Planning To Build Gundam”

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The LDP has announced it is considering a Gundam development program, with the presumed intent of defending Japan with an army of giant robots.

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  • Tyr Johansson commented on December 24, 2012 03:45

    I'm trowing my money at the sceen, but nothing happens. Does this happends to you too?... More

  • Anonymous commented on July 26, 2012 23:11

    A cherry-picking robot should do that.... More


Persona 3 Aegis Maid Figure

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As if she were not cute enough in her regular outfit, Persona 3‘s elegant android Aegis dons a French maid outfit for her latest figure, due in September 2012 and by Yamato.

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  • Anonymous commented on May 2, 2012 00:33

    Something about this just looks too odd to me. It's her face, something about how the style of the face is definitely not the same as the original artist's art style. x_x It's not bad, but it's... More

  • Anonymous commented on April 25, 2012 01:56

    Got all excited about mai waifu in a maid dress but this is pretty bad, the face is a) pretty unattractive and b) doesn't really look anything like here. Also, dem feet, what.... More


Nichijou Shinonome Nano Nendoroid

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Otaku now have at their disposal their own everyday robot moeblob with Good Smile Company’s release of Nendoroid Shinonome Nano in August 2012.

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  • Anonymous commented on April 23, 2012 23:58

    I don't understand why people get pissed off at such things... :P... More

  • Anonymous commented on April 13, 2012 03:05

    Me too, it's a shame it sold poorly, japanese otaku have no taste...... More


ASIMO vs PETMAN: “Japanese Robots Are A Joke!”

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Japanese are aghast at how pathetic their nation’s robotic poster-child ASIMO is compared to America’s new bipedal military prototype PETMAN.

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  • Anonymous commented on May 24, 2012 03:40

    You're delusional.... More

  • Anonymous commented on December 5, 2011 00:47

    So American MILITARY robot at 2011 won over the 2000 INDUSTRIAL robot? Nice.... More


Sumptuous Persona 3 Aigis Figure

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This Aigis (or Aegis) figure by Alter looks to be a real work of art – and not just because it is based on a particularly fine illustration by Shigenori Soejima.

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  • Anonymous commented on September 20, 2011 06:07

    this is a good figure, although the color tone are a bit off. hair needs to be paler and more contrasting.... More

  • Anonymous commented on September 20, 2011 04:56

    if you're into amputee stuff then yeah, totally cute... More


Moe HoiHoi-san Trio Figures

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Cute robot cockroach hunter HoiHoi-san has been transfigurated along with Combat-san and Pest-X-san to form a cute trio, courtesy of Kotobukiya. The trio will be released in December 2011.

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  • Benoist commented on August 10, 2011 04:07

    no bugs here, but i do want the real ones too o_o... More

  • ♦Diamond♦Dust♦ZX♦ commented on August 9, 2011 15:50

    Nice, but i want a real robotic HoiHoi-san i got a bunch of pests that need exterminating.... More


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The wonders of Japanese ingenuity in the field of robotics once again do not fail to impress – this time with a machine for simulating hugging by use of haptic feedback, dubbed “Sense-Roid,” which also allows the user to hug themselves in real-time by embracing a mannequin.

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  • Anonymous commented on January 22, 2013 12:23

    This what Japs do all day! no wonder they will extinct by next century! LOL... More

  • Anonymous commented on July 3, 2011 18:21

    There is an estonian robot mannequin which can do that. It's time for some international cooperation it seems.... More


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A video of a flying spherical reconnaissance drone developed by Japan’s military has lately been causing a stir online – the device makes for quite a spectacle.

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  • Anonymous commented on July 8, 2011 07:40

    Reminds me of the "copseye" device from some of Larry Niven's "Known Space" science fiction stories - used by police to "patrol" public areas rather than doing it on foot. Of course those could go... More

  • zeeohsix commented on June 19, 2011 18:07

    there already is a rocket version. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPFj8kGXnwk&feature=related... More


Life-Sized HoiHoi-san Figure

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Moebot HoiHoi-san readies herself for more cockroach hunting with yet another 1:1 articulated figure edition.

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  • Anonymous commented on May 26, 2011 19:41

    think of sony's Aibo ; that hardware had some awesome potential... More

  • Y10NRDY commented on May 26, 2011 16:11

    Adorable. They did a really good job on this one.... More


Control a Robot with Kinect

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The potential of Kinect continues to expand – this time robotics hobbyists have developed a system for controlling an actual robot body using Kinect.

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  • Lawence Codye commented on January 18, 2011 06:37

    Welp, this is the last signal I need to prepare for the next World War, it's coming I tell you...this is clean proof right here...... More

  • Anonymous commented on January 17, 2011 20:40

    My opinion: The sex toy industry will be revolutionized.... More


Lego Rubik’s Cube Robot World’s Fastest

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A recent video of the “Worlds Fastest Lego Robot” devouring randomized Rubik’s Cube puzzles, in a fraction of the time it would take most humans to complete the devilish contraptions, has captured the imaginations of large numbers of Japanese:

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  • man1 commented on February 23, 2010 16:12

    Crap, accidentally logged out. ↑ [url=http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2010/02/19/lego-rubiks-cube-robot-worlds-fastest/#comment-441696]Mine[/url]. ^_^... More

  • Anonymous commented on February 23, 2010 16:09

    Yes, for some. it is seldom surprising that robotics - in this case, with the combination of Lego bricks - could solve a Rubik's cube. For the hardware part, Lego bricks are made in such a... More


Dancing Robot Dollfie Quite the Spectacle

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The owner of a Super Dollfie was so dissatisfied with the refusal of his charge to dance that he rebuilt the doll as a robot and had that dance for him. The happy event is captured in two videos, reproduced below.

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  • Ben commented on December 9, 2010 14:16

    Dude... this kind of thing needs to start being mass-produced... now. It probably won't though since they can make money with just plain figures though...... More

  • Anonymous commented on February 20, 2010 01:53

    i don't know but some moves she did were like a real woman other ones were kinda bad but still overall, this thing moves better than the million dollar robots that large companies produce... More


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