December 2015’s 21st iREX International Robot Exhibition was a gigantic success. Record number of presenters. Record space required. Record attendance. We got photos.
Once again back is the tech animal! The inflammable! The uncannable!
Star Wars IV, V, and VI planted profound psychological seeds into many born in the mid-70s to early 80s. Props are due.
2015 marks the 21st installment of Japan’s biennial iREX robotics tradeshow, which is the world’s largest – and since it’s larger than ever, it’s basically the largest robotics event in history, yo.
Camera nerds too young to remember shooting 320 x 240 video on an LG EnV in 2007 might not be impressed by the iPhone’s 4K video capabilities. Whatever – get off my lawn, you goddamn kids.
What we have here is the first myoelectrically controlled robotic prosthetic attached directly to human bone. Holy shit.
Though machines of exceedingly basic utility, they are nonetheless the unassuming vanguard of human/robot social relationships.