RSSChannel

Recruiting

Looking Glass

Otaku Dan


HRP-4C Maid Version

meido-roboto-moe.jpg

The recently unveiled HRP-4C humanoid bishoujo android delighted the world’s media, but few questioned the wisdom of showing a “fashion model” robot off to the world in the nude.

It seems they should have; the addition of a maid outfit propels the robot from mechanical marionette to appealing moe servant.

Read the rest of this entry »

  • Anonymous commented on March 14, 2010 11:26

    id want one that looks like a gundam or something lol thatd be awesome...scare the shit outa my neighbors in the process... More

  • Anonymous commented on April 13, 2009 11:16

    one step closer to persocoms...... More

68 Comments »

Japan Makes Bishoujo Android: HRP-4C

humanoid-robot-hrp-4c-1.jpg

Japan’s latest robot creation is an impressive combination of bipedal humanoid locomotion and simulated human interaction.

The robot, charmingly known as HRP-4C, can walk and talk with reasonable aplomb, being able to manage a self-introduction and a saunter which is optimistically described as being “just like a fashion model.”

Read the rest of this entry »

  • Anonymous commented on June 8, 2011 09:26

    A little bit of arm swing would do wonders to take that machine out of uncanny valley.... More

  • Jakuryusei commented on January 14, 2010 05:47

    Oh god! I have the mental image of Robocop making booty calls stuck in my head right now! AAAAAAH!... More

104 Comments »

Bicycle Riding Robot Hatsune Miku

Hatsune Miku on Motorbike

As you can see from this video, someone has succeeded in creating nothing less than a remote control bicycle riding robot Hatsune Miku, inspired by the robot toy you see in the video.

The video gives plenty of interesting (and visually self explanatory) details on how the robot was made, and you can see the appealing sight of some MikuMiku riding at the end.

Read the rest of this entry »

  • Anonymous commented on January 14, 2010 03:38

    Man he should make a kit out of that. I would pay a few hundred dolars for it ...... More

  • Darkrockslizer commented on October 28, 2009 23:34

    Well, if the bike was made with same level of aesthetic elements, I bet it would have taken even more time.... More

13 Comments »

Robot Anime Expo

Robot Anime Expo - Image by Shirow Masamune

The Hiroshima Animation Biennale is set to hold an expo on Japan’s glorious history of robot anime, incidentally marking the 80th year of Tetsuwan Atom creator Osamu Tezuka’s life. The exhibition will run for 20 days from August the 7th, and funnily enough it will be held in Hiroshima. If Hiroshima is too far from the plamo lined streets of Akiba for you, it will apparently tour the whole country after wrapping up in Hirohima.

Screenings of works and giant scale figures are promised; they are apparently hoping for 400,000 visitors across all their related events. No word on if there will be any Tachikoma in evidence. See also interesting revelations regarding an International Gundam Research Society here. Via Anime!Anime!

  • Anonymous commented on October 13, 2013 10:34

    I every time spent my half an hour to read this webpage's posts everyday along with a cup of coffee.... More

  • w334b00 commented on December 22, 2010 16:40

    [size=25][b][color=#FF0000]:0[/color][/b][/size]... More

2 Comments »

Gundam Research Society?

Gundam Research Society? Image by Shirow Masamune

A research society with the scholarly aim of studying Gundam? Apparently so – the news is gleaned from details of the upcoming Robot Anime Expo. From the limited details available it appears they will unfortunately be concerned with social and cultural ramifications and the like, as well as such essential questions as how mankind should interact with alien races, rather than the business of building giant robot killing machines. It may be interesting to see how this pans out. Via Anime!Anime!

  • Lost commented on February 11, 2009 02:38

    could have intresting results... More

  • firaku commented on November 16, 2008 21:44

    Sounds interesting, great pic for it too!... More

2 Comments »

Hello Kitty Robo

Hello Kitty - Robot Kingdom – Tsukumo’s Akiba Robot Hobby Store

This demonic robo is sure to terrify adults and children alike, and certainly makes me glad that the predominant robot aesthetic is of giant armoured killing machines and sultry temptroids, at least outside of companies trying to market hospital bots in place of Filipino nurses. And the price? A mere ¥450,000 (about $1,000,000 if current trends continue). Better to content yourself with a robot that can’t talk, but does perform reasonably well at oppressing animals.

  • Anonymous commented on June 19, 2010 21:13

    ¥450,000 equals 5000$ Where was 1 million taken from? Probably zero count error. And goddamn - Hello Kitty is cute. Wherever is robo or stuffed.... More

  • Anonymous commented on November 15, 2009 13:12

    That's quite odd as of 11/14/2009 the Yen to Dollar conversion equates ¥450,000 to $5,018.40 so 1 mil is a bit optimistic.... More

3 Comments »

Robot Kingdom – Tsukumo’s Akiba Robot Hobby Store

Robot Kingdom – Tsukumo’s Akiba Robot Hobby Store

A brief tour of robotics hobby shop “Robot Kingdom” (ツクモロボット王国), run by very reasonable Akiba PC chain Tsukumo, on the 3rd floor of their “パソコン本店” flagship PC department store.

Read the rest of this entry »

  • Anonymous commented on January 20, 2010 07:12

    Wow, I think that little 3d printer could change the way people do gunpla, imagine being able to carve a pair of hands or a skirt or even a head or a weapon itself, You... More

  • Anonymous commented on August 30, 2009 00:44

    http://www.rolanddga.com/products/scanners/mdx15/ MDX-15: $3,145 US MDX-20: $4,695 US seems you can lease them for $109 a month... More

8 Comments »

Page 3 of 3«123

Popular

Most Viewed | Most Commented

Recent News

Recent Galleries

Recent Comments