This week it appears that Kyocera is (allegedly) thriving in the UK printer market (paper, not 3D), and Toyota has decided that racin’ and jumpin’ and stuff is good for business after all. COME ONE AND ALL AND READ THE GODDAMN JTFF!
Jan 302015
Jan 172015
Section A is furious anger at robotics coverage and the corpsifying institution of journalism in general. Section B is some very interesting robotics news from Japan (telepresence robotic heavy equipment operation!). Section C is the bow on the whole thing, so choose your own adventure(s)!
January 17, 2015
AkihabaraNews.com, Asia, Industrial Robots, Japan 日本 Tekk, Japanese Robots, Japan「日本」, Robot, Technology, Technology & Labor
Oct 052014
On October 1, 1964 the inaugural Shinkansen Bullet Train service on the Tokaido Line began rocketing citizens between Tokyo and Osaka at speeds up to 130 mph, and a beautiful and wholly unequaled machine quickly became the pride of a nation.
October 5, 2014
AkihabaraNews.com, Japan 日本 Tekk, Japan「日本」, Rail Travel Tech, Technology, Technology & Travel
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.
Jul 122014
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.
Jan 192014
In addition to the most visible and flashy robotics projects, there is a burgeoning world of robotics development out there set to spark the imaginations of another generation of nerd and engineering culture and beyond. This year, we will see some truly amazing things – things the media have barely touched on, and not all of it revolves around Google.
January 19, 2014
AkihabaraNews.com, Anthrobotic.com Contributor, Artificial Intelligence, Boston Dynamics, Cyberdyne, DARPA, DARPA Robotics Challenge, Exoskeleton, HAL Suit, Industrial Robots, Japan 日本 Tekk, Japanese Robots, Japan「日本」, Multimedia, Robot, Shameful Self-Promotion, Shameless Self-Promotion, Technology
Oct 282013
We’ve been in love with Team Skeletonics’ human-powered exoskeleton for years, and all throughout, it’s pretty much been the same mechanical and aesthetic configuration. But it now looks like they’ve been refining in the background, and might be bringing something new out to play.
October 28, 2013
Activelink Power Loader, AkihabaraNews.com, Asia, Bionic, Cybernetics, Exoskeleton, HAL Suit, Human Augmentation, Japan 日本 Tekk, Japanese Robots, Japan「日本」, Prosthetics, Robot, Technology, Technology & Disability, Technology & Healthcare, Transhumanism, We're Already Cyborgs Already