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JO-Zero Robot
Check out JO-Zero in the video above as he does the limbo, gets up after falling and helps rescue a disaster victim.
JO-Zero was created by Motohiro Nakamura and has 10 degrees of freedom in his legs, 8 in his arms, and 2 in his waist.
This amazing robot was unleashed last September and can be bought [...]
Tsutenkaku Robo Being Created
Tsutenkaku (Tower Reaching Heaven) is a well known landmark in Osaka Japan and was originally modeled on the Eiffel Tower.
In order to promote business in the area, some folks are building a 5.6 foot tall robot that looks like the famous landmark and have already created a website which you can see here (mostly in [...]
JETRO At CES
Having a booth at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) this year will be JETRO (Japanese External Trade Organization). CES is held in Las Vegas from January 7 – 10. JETRO will be showcasing some of Japans finest robots including Keepon the dancing marshmallow peep shown here.
Also included is Paro robots, makers of the therapeutic seal robot [...]
Dopplegangers For Sale
For about $223,000 you can get a robotic clone of yourself. It will have a face just like yours and the creators will even match the robots voice to yours. Why would anyone want this you ask? Well, it could fill in at work for you…
The robot will be made by Kokoro, the same company [...]
Break Dancing Robot
Manio Go has just been released in Japan.
The robot has some fancy moves, including spinning on his head.
This 34 cm tall break dancing robot will be going for around $2000 this holiday season in Japan.
Click through for a video of Manio Go in action.
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