

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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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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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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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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Moebot HoiHoi-san readies herself for more cockroach hunting with yet another 1:1 articulated figure edition.
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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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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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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime Figures, News
- Date: Jan 20, 2010 00:01 JST
- Tags: Dancing, Dollfie, Dolls, MAD, Mods, Moe, Music, Robots, Video Gallery

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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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime Figures, H, News
- Date: Jan 11, 2010 05:38 JST
- Tags: AV, Dolls, Dutch Wife, Las Vegas, Onanism, Robots, Technology, USA

What is being billed as the world’s first sex robot has been unveiled at a Las Vegas porn expo.
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Japan’s previously introduced bishoujo android HRP-4C has been given the all but inevitable Hatsune Miku cosplay makeover and then made to sing hit Miku song “Melt”; the results can be seen below:
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Japan has developed what some are calling a “robot pedobear,” the perfect solution for the world’s loli-carrying needs.
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A man has been strangled to death by a robot arm.
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