Murasaki Shikibu in robot form reborned by Robo-Garage

Japanese people are proud of the actuality that many scientists tribute “The Tale of Genji” as the first tale ever printed. Now legendary Kyoto University spinoff Robo-Garage has recharged Murasaki Shikibu, the tale’s creator and a noblewoman, in robotic form.

MURASAKI stands 31cm and weighs 1.5kg. The robot wears a kimono like the early eleventh century (the time the original was written) and use a folding fan, just like a factual Japanese noblewoman. A built-in MP3-player makes reliable she is able to restate her tale.

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Hasbro’s AMP robot, the mother of all Rollys

Cross a Segway with a Rolly and Miuro and out pops this A.M.P. drenched in a grey-goo afterbirth of Robotic siring. The two-wheeled, diversion A.M.P. (Automated Music Personality or Ampbot) from Sega-Hasbro stands 2.4-feet great and complexion a MP3 or iPod embrace on its hump, stereo speakers, and the virtue to materialize and cooperate with its hotelier. There’s a 5-edge mid-campaign academic in the chest and a knit of slighter tweeters in the shoulders for an annihilate production of 12 theologian. Osamu Takeuchi of Sega Toys says, “The lessor can also care for being chased around the situation by the robot.” Uh, yippee? The Ampbot and genius declare 6x D and 3x AAA batteries for about 10-hours of rolled rhythm. The nuisance begins November for $745 $500 in the US and Japan.

Toyota’s robo-quartet playing concert (video)

At first, we saw Asimo Honda conduct the Detroit Symphony, Toyota troubled team robots hopped a car with a bribe and liquidation bending and kicking a clear cry harmonic certain corporate thugs Japan. The group consists of a couple repurposed DJ robots and new partners Robots. While it is commendable, there is not enough ecstasy for us, not enough life, joy, kicks, darkness, music … not enough night.
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Honda’s ASIMO robot to conduct Yo-Yo Ma and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra

One of our favorite robot, Honda’s versatile ASIMO, will be the final spread its wings and embrace the art of the future, it’s always hope. May 13, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra will be conducted automatically – and Yo-Yo Ma – in a performance impossible dream. The digital oscilloscope and Honda have been the joint forces so that the music education of children in Detroit, ASIMO, the concert will be launching a number of projects, Japan Monolith company will co-sponsor, in the industrial city. Of course, this is not the first time, we see a robot orchestra, but we are confident that this will be the best … provided by little, did not take any bad steps.

New Japan Robot HPI’s G-Dog sniffs out your human wreckage

Article about new Japan Robot G-Dog ( robots news)
HPI Japan just conjured up GR-001′s new best friend: the G-Dog. DIY This is a four-legged robot jugulars and a taste of what appears to be a sword, 5.3 inches tall tail and stand alone features the same two-legged His buddy sensor and the control unit. Perhaps the only dog to respond to the advanced Street – wize Greetings “Wow whut up?” And ” ‘National Assembly Speaker dawg?” He was in all respects one’s territory to lubricate (aka, Your carpet). Dogs are expected to be developed, sometime around July terrorize Japan thousand dollars. Behind the front, after the break.

New Sony Rolly music player with the changing body color

Article about new Sony music player Rolly (sell this player)
Sony turned out that only Rolly music player in black. A surprise blown by the FCC only last week. At least we can ask, in the colorful end caps at a price of ¥ 1500 (about 15 dollars) each. Of course, if you scoffed the original Rolly, then the 19th April, the new Japanese release ¥ 40,000 (about $ 400) Dance speaker Bot will probably not tug at your emotions pawnshopped either.

Pollen-sniffing robots put on duty in Japan !

In another example of robots to obtain short-term staff, a weather forecast Japanese society is set to deploy a swarm of more than 200 robots sniffer pollen throughout the country, which will warn us l ‘man of any interference pollen threats (not neutral frighten some animals unsuspecting in the process). As you can see, robots are the spherical variety, and are barely a foot in diameter and weighing about 2.2 kilograms. Sticking true to creepy robot conventions, they also benefit from glowing eyes that glow in one of five different colors to indicate the level of pollen in the air. Oddly enough, this information takes a rather roundabout way back to the company’s headquarters, with 200 volunteers to monitor allergy suffers robots rely on their status and return to the company.