Bionic & Biological: The Ferocious Conundrum of Being 50/50 (FOUR-YEAR FAR FAR FLASHBACKY)

Mar 192016
 
Bionic & Biological: The Ferocious Conundrum of Being 50/50 (FOUR-YEAR FAR FAR FLASHBACKY)

There are million different angles to discuss here, but by far the most interesting idea is a gradual, mutual, acquisitional merger – the pending-yet-not-far-off arrival of homeostasis between biological and mechanical life.

 March 19, 2016  Posted by at 6:21 PM Aging Society, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Bioengineering, Bionic, Cybernetics, Existential Quandary Stuff, Future Already Very Pending, Here First or Best Here, Human Augmentation, Medical Technology, Prosthetics, Technology, Technology & Culture, Technology & Disability, Technology & Healthcare, The Beginning is Near, Transhuman, Transhumanism, Transhumanism Test Pilots, We're Already Cyborgs Already

Solar Diversification: Japanese Farmers’ Invisible New Cash Crop

Jul 122014
 
Solar Diversification: Japanese Farmers' Invisible New Cash Crop

Farming might be dying, but the farms still physically exist, and one in particular, located in Chiba Prefecture, the eastern edge of the Tokyo Metro area, has put part of their plot to double-use by installing a solar array above their veggie operation.

 July 12, 2014  Posted by at 6:23 PM Aging Society, AkihabaraNews.com, Asia, Energy Technology, Environmental Technology, Green Energy Technology, Japan 日本 Tekk, Japan「日本」, Shameful Self-Promotion, Shameless Self-Promotion, Solar, Technology

Need More Japanese Women! (in science, technology, engineering, & mathematics)

Jul 122013
 
Need More Japanese Women! (in science, technology, engineering, & mathematics)

Anthrobotic’s Chief Maintenance Engineer did some stand-up sociology on the issue of Japan’s big-ass population problem and how sciencey J-girls can, no – MUST help fix it.

 July 12, 2013  Posted by at 8:20 PM Aging Society, AkihabaraNews.com, Asia, Existential Quandary Stuff, Future Already Very Pending, Japan 日本 Tekk, Japanese Robots, Japan「日本」, Pure Science, Shameful Self-Promotion, Shameless Self-Promotion, Technology, Technology & Culture, Technology & Labor

Japanese Robot Stories: Honda and NHK for the Early June Win!

Jun 072013
 
Japanese Robot Stories: Honda and NHK for the Early June Win!

Japan’s NHK has developed a subtly robotic virtual reality interface (that actually virtualizes the non-real), and Honda has released 100 of it’s subtly robotic assistive devices into Japanese medical institutions; Subtle robotics moves, exciting robotics potential.

 June 7, 2013  Posted by at 4:44 PM Aging Society, AkihabaraNews.com, AR, Asia, Augmented Reality, Cybernetics, Exoskeleton, Honda, Human Augmentation, Japan 日本 Tekk, Japanese Robots, Japan「日本」, Medical Robots, Medical Technology, NHK, Robot, Shameful Self-Promotion, Shameless Self-Promotion, Technology, Technology & Art, Technology & Entertainment, Technology & Healthcare, Virtual Reality, VR

Honda’s Got Robots, Sekisui’s Got Houses, and the Japanese Government has Cash

May 092013
 
Honda's Got Robots, Sekisui's Got Houses, and the Japanese Government has Cash

When a giant Japanese company that makes robots starts collaborating with a giant Japanese company that makes houses at the same time the Japanese government begins funding public robotics, awesomeness seems likely to follow.

 May 9, 2013  Posted by at 4:59 PM Aging Society, AkihabaraNews.com, Asia, Bionic, CareBots, Cybernetics, Exoskeleton, Honda, Human Augmentation, Japan 日本 Tekk, Japanese Robots, Japan「日本」, Medical Robots, Medical Technology, Prosthetics, Robot, Shameful Self-Promotion, Shameless Self-Promotion, Technology, Technology & Disability, We're Already Cyborgs Already

Japanese Technology from the Future Friday – Now With Akihabara News Cross-Publication

May 042013
 
Japanese Technology from the Future Friday - Now With Akihabara News Cross-Publication

THIS WEEK’S DISPATCH: Anthrobotic teams up with Akihabara News to feed the JTFF, now an Akihabara News feature, back to Anthrobotic.com, and also a Japanese trailer for Pacific Rim, robots in the context of the global old, and Japan’s selling nuclear tech.

 May 4, 2013  Posted by at 1:27 AM Aging Society, AkihabaraNews.com, CareBots, Energy Technology, Here First or Best Here, Japan 日本 Tekk, Japanese Technology from the Future Friday, Japan「日本」, Medical Robots, Medical Technology, Military Robotics, Nuclear Stuff, Robot, Shameful Self-Promotion, Shameless Self-Promotion, Technology, Technology & Entertainment, Technology & Politics

Japan’s Robot Cars: Not Yet Good nor Evil nor FTL Spaceflight-Ready but Still Pretty Cool

Apr 132013
 
Japan's Robot Cars: Not Yet Good nor Evil nor FTL Spaceflight-Ready but Still Pretty Cool

Japan has some unique motivations to make robomobiles, and they’re on it! No, they don’t transform into sentient robotic warriors who’ve mastered interstellar travel yet still suck at compromise (seriously Transformers, you guys are dumb as hell), but the J-cars are cool.

 April 13, 2013  Posted by at 2:36 PM Aging Society, AkihabaraNews.com, Asia, Car Stuff, Japan 日本 Tekk, Japan「日本」, Robot, Shameful Self-Promotion, Shameless Self-Promotion, Technology, Technology & Disability, Technology & Travel, Transportation Technology
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