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techlaunches.com - 10/13/2008

PICTURE: Tiny thumb sized robo being revealed in Japan - Archives Techlaunches.com

— techlaunches.com — smallest_walking_robots.jpg Robo-Q the world's smallest robo can kick a football, find its way out of a maze... and dodge unexpected obstacles was being displayed at Robo Japan 2008, a three-day convention of all things robotic, held in Yokohama. "The ... (more) PICTURE: Tiny thumb sized robo being revealed in Japan - ...

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youtube.com - 10/14/2008

ROBO JAPAN 2008 ASIMO;Diginfo (video)

— youtube.com — At ROBO JAPAN 2008 in Yokohama, Honda demonstrated ASIMO. ASIMO is being developed with the expectation of... actually using it in daily life in the near future... (more) ROBO JAPAN 2008 ASIMO;Diginfo (video)

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crunchgear.com - 10/13/2008

Robo Japan 2008! I really wish I was there

— crunchgear.com — Akihabara News has some great coverage of the Robo Japan show starting today in the land of... the rising sun. How I should like to be among the robots as they dance jerkily and malfunction on stage! My voice would be hoarse from telling the ... (more) Robo Japan 2008! I really wish I was there

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Robotic Spider Chair that carries people exhibited
Gizmo Watch — ... to a square shaped magic carpet. No doubt there have been many arachnid robots spotted, but this spider-like robot is a speck different than the rest. There isn’t much that we have on the four legged spider bot, yet what is evident is that this is a robotic spider chair that was seen carrying a man seated on it. The robot moves about freely and functions more like a walking/moving chair, mimicking one right out of a sci-fi flick. You could catch a gist on the other displayed robots here. ...

Japanese 'bot builder shows off his walking chair
DVICE Atom Feed — Leave it to an awesome country such as Japan to celebrate robots, and Robo Japan 2008 is the place to do it. That's where this robotic spider chair — or is it more like a horse? — was spotted, carrying around a man much like a wheelchair could. The idea of ...

Walking Chair: Evolution Hasn't Been Wasted on Places to Sit [Robots]
Gizmodo — ... It's called the walking chair, but we know better. This four-legged wheelchair replacement, on exhibit at Robo Japan 2008, is not about traversing uneven terrain or allowing mechanical creations to move more like organic beings. It's about man fusing with both insects and robots to create a new race founded on pure 80s cartoon awesomeness. (Yeah, we know that insects have six legs and this thing only has four, but let's not kill the moment just this once, alright?) [Akihabara News via ...