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Tricycling Robot Goes for Guinness Record

  • by Terry Ng
  • on Friday, July 24th, 2009

Sports cars have long tested their 24-hour endurance on the Le Mans racing circuit in France. Now a Panasonic robot named Mr. Evolta will try to claim the distance record for a remote-controlled car, pedaling along furiously at 1.3 kilometers per hour (0.8 ...

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Life-Sized Tetsujin in Kobe, Japan

  • by Terry Ng
  • on Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Giant Japanese robots are taking over Tokyo. First the 59-foot tall Gundam in Odaiba, Tokyo and now Kobe's Wakamatsu Park will have their very own giant robot -- a 50 ton TETSUJIN 28-go. The video below shows workers constructing the ...

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Giant Toroyan Robot Breathes Fire in Tokyo

  • by Terry Ng
  • on Monday, March 30th, 2009

Kenji Yanobe’s Giant Torayan robot is a 24-foot tall mechanical baby that sings, dances and breathes fire. It's currently on display in Tokyo's Roppongi district, and has attracted quite the audience. I wish I was in Tokyo right ...

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59-Foot Tall Gundam to be Displayed in Tokyo Park

  • by Terry Ng
  • on Friday, March 13th, 2009

Gundam is celebrating their 30th anniversary by erecting a 59-foot tall Gundam at Shiokaze Park in Tokyo. The life size plastic robot will be on display for two months later year and will feature a moving head ...

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PLEN – The Roller Skating Robot

  • by Terry Ng
  • on Monday, January 15th, 2007

PLEN is the coolest toy robot I've seen in a long time. Created by Systec Akazawa, PLEN glides around your desktop on a pair of roller skates like a miniature version of Scott Hamilton. What's even more ...

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Robot Pencil Sharpener

  • by Terry Ng
  • on Monday, October 16th, 2006

Forget those boring pencil sharpeners that do nothing but sharpen your pencils. It's time to a get the Robot Pencil Sharpener! The Robot Pencil Sharpener is powered up and is ready to walk around your desk, every ...

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Remote Controlled Boxing Robots

  • by Terry Ng
  • on Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

Everyone keeps playing off the Rock Em Sock Em Robots theme. The latest is from Hammacher Schlemmer called Robotic Pugilists. Each robot comes with a remote control with eight distinct maneuvers, including 360 spins, bobbing, hooks and jabs. ...

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