“Optimus Prime” found at Wonder Festival 2010 in Japan. It’s been 2 years since the event was held, but it still has a strong impact for me. Copyright(C) japan_style   This is…

  These are robot figures of “Armored Trooper VOTOMS“, a 52-episode anime television series, originally aired from 1983 to 1984 in Japan. Copyright(C) japan_style   This is JAPAN Style!

  “Simroid”, a dental patient android with a realistic appearance, was demonstrated at this month’s Tokyo International Robot Exhibition 2011. Simroid was developed to allow dental students better practice in…

Some of you may have already seen this on TV, but I would like to introduce an article about a very advanced two-legged robot, the revised ASIMO.     It…

Certified by Guinness World Record as “The world smallest humanoid robot in production,” i-SOBOT is 16.5cm-tall-robot produced by Takara Tommy. i-SOBOT won 2008 Robot Award by Ministry of Economy, Trade…

This Gunma-Prefecture based machinery company does not just sell machines but it also sells dreams. SAKAKIBARA KIKAI designs, manufactures, and sells environmental preservation machines, and they also make fun robots…

“SWITL” is an amazing handy machine that picks and puts semi-liquid mixture and gel without losing its shape.     According to Furukawakikou Co., Ltd, the company that invented the…

Are you good at rock-scissors-paper? Well, I’m not (^^;; Some people who are really good at it seem to be able to anticipate their opponent’s movement. So envious!    …

  This adorable creature is a Twitter reading robot, Twimal. It was released by a Japanese toy company, Takara Tomy on March 31, 2011. Twimal plugs into a pc via…

I found an interesting robot on YouTube. It’s a shoulder-mounted avatar with a camera, a microphone, and a speaker for remote communication.     “With video chat, people can communicate…

  Japanese student team Skeletonics Production Committee made “action-extend” suit, named Skeletonics, which a combined word of skeleton and mechanics. End of the last month, they announced the completion of…