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Farewell to One of Robotics’ Greatest Citizen Journalists

Apr 302016

Australian researcher and online curator Reuben Hoggett was a pillar of the global robotics and cybernetics knowledge base. He passed away a few days ago.

April 30, 2016 Posted by anthrobotic at 10:54 PM Bionic, Cybernetics, CyberneticZoo.com, Exoskeleton, Here First or Best Here, Human Augmentation, Internet Stuff, Interviews, Robot, Technology, Technology & Culture

Using Potato Dummies for Aircraft Wi-Fi Testing is Funny & Merry Christmas [LOOKBACKING]

Dec 252014

Christmas Day here in Japan. Low-level slow/no news. Except one funny thing…

December 25, 2014 Posted by anthrobotic at 10:10 AM Aircraft, Boeing, Internet, Internet Stuff, Technology, Technology & Travel, Wi-Fi

iPhone 6 Hyper-Anticipation: It Doesn’t Mean What You Think it Means

Sep 092014

We want look to the future with hope, we long for new ideas and new developments, but that dream is stuck in neutral. We have no meaningful common rallying point. Collectively, the global zeitgeist’s most anticipated technological event is Tim Cook, 10:00am, PST. And holy shit is that sad.

September 9, 2014 Posted by anthrobotic at 7:00 PM Apple, Here First or Best Here, Internet, Internet Stuff, iPhone 6, Smartphone, Technology, Technology & Culture, Technology & Politics, U.S.A.

Mirrored TOKYO Will Melt Your Brain (VIDEO)

Jul 122014

Twist and turn. Reflect. Go upside down and merge it all together in a videographic collage…the result is the latest hit from YouTuber darwinfish105. Once again, he’s delivered a basically unnotwatchable love letter to the metropolis.

July 12, 2014 Posted by anthrobotic at 7:29 PM AkihabaraNews.com, Asia, Internet Stuff, Japan 日本 Tekk, Japan「日本」, Multimedia, Shameful Self-Promotion, Shameless Self-Promotion, Technology, Technology & Art, Technology & Entertainment

Why So Quiet, Mr. Technosnark©®™?

Aug 062013

Anthrobotic.com’s Primary Caregiver is a contributor at AkihabaraNews.com – a lovely site that, prior to 10 days ago, was super modern and cutting edge… in 2007. Work is complete, and AkihabaraNews is now super-powered, madd sexy, and goin’ all tech in three languages!

August 6, 2013 Posted by anthrobotic at 1:53 AM AkihabaraNews.com, Asia, Internet, Internet Stuff, Japan 日本 Tekk, Japanese Robots, Japanese Technology from the Future Friday, Japan「日本」, Robot, Shameful Self-Promotion, Shameless Self-Promotion, Technology, 日本語

Japanese Technology from the Future Friday [via Akihabara News]

Jun 292013

This week it’s Sony selling stuff to Iran, stuff that America doesn’t like, which is yet another “Sony, what are you doing?” moment, a huge internet cable has been completed in Asia, and Japan’s gung-ho nuclear (energy) tech proliferation is causing political unrest.

June 29, 2013 Posted by anthrobotic at 1:03 AM AkihabaraNews.com, Asia, Energy Technology, Environmental Technology, Here First or Best Here, Internet, Internet Stuff, Japan 日本 Tekk, Japanese Technology from the Future Friday, Japan「日本」, Nuclear Stuff, Shameful Self-Promotion, Shameless Self-Promotion, Technology, Technology & Politics

2013’s Best Online Robot Movies. You Will Watch them Right Now.

May 172013

There are many short films about robots on the InterToobs, but these 4 are 2013’s best thus far. I’m seriously.

May 17, 2013 Posted by anthrobotic at 5:09 PM AkihabaraNews.com, Artificial Intelligence, Asia, CareBots, Internet Stuff, Japan「日本」, Lasers Pew-Pew, Multimedia, Robot, Robot Emotions, Shameful Self-Promotion, Shameless Self-Promotion, Technology, Technology & Art, WarBots

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