[VIDEO] Atlas the Humanoid Robot in Action
Posted: February 29, 2016 Filed under: Robotics, Science & Technology | Tags: Android (robot), Boston, Boston Dynamics, Center of mass, Chumbawamba, Google, Humanoid robot, LIDAR, Robot, video Leave a comment
Atlas the humanoid robot can trudge through snow and overcome physical challenges from its developers at Boston Dynamics, a unit of Alphabet Inc.
First Robot Wedding Takes Place In Japan
Posted: July 2, 2015 Filed under: Japan, Robotics | Tags: Bow tie, Bride, Groom, Humanoid robot, Japan, Maywa Denki, Robot, SoftBank, Tokyo, Wedding Leave a comment
Susmita Baral reports: Japan became the first country to host a robot wedding as people gathered in Tokyo on Saturday to watch two robots — Frois and Yukirin — get married. Sure, Frois and Yukirin may be robots but that did not stop the affair from being a traditional ceremony with cake, dancing, music, and a wedding kiss.
Those who attended the wedding paid roughly $81 — in lieu of a gift, perhaps? — to join the occasion. Those who paid the fee received an official wedding invitation with a picture of the two robots inset in a heart.
“Pepper, the world’s first robot with feelings, officiated the ceremony in front both robot and human guests. Made of white plastic and measuring less than four feet, Pepper has been created to recognize human voice and facial expressions.”
Humanoid Robots as Models: Julie Watai’s Manga & Otaku-Inspired Photography
Posted: June 21, 2015 Filed under: Art & Culture, Japan, Mediasphere, Robotics | Tags: Alibaba, Alibaba Group, Book, Chinese language, Comic book, fashion, Glamour, Humanoid, Humanoid robot, Japan, Julie Watai, Manga, Otaku, Photography, Robot, SoftBank, The Wall Street Journal Leave a comment
Japanese photographer Julie Watai creates manga and otaku-inspired photography, often using humanoid robots as models. Watch TheCreatorsProject‘s exclusive video on her here.
[VIDEO] Toshiba’s Communication Robot Chihira Aico’s Debut as a Receptionist Impresses Department Store Customers
Posted: May 14, 2015 Filed under: Asia, Japan, Robotics | Tags: Advertising, Chihira Aico, Department store, Humanoid robot, Japan, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Mitsukoshi, Receptionist, Robot, Robots, technology, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, The Jetsons, Tokyo, Toshiba 1 Comment“Humanoid robot capable of expressing various feeling.”
According to RocketNews24, Toshiba has plans to expand its robotics business outside of customer service and into healthcare, especially as companions for Japan’s aging population. Read the rest of this entry »
Vintage Sci-Fi Paperback: ‘Robots Ruled With Soft Hands, But Men’s Minds Were Enslaved’
Posted: January 24, 2015 Filed under: Art & Culture, Comics, Entertainment, Robotics | Tags: Books, design, Ed Emshwiller, graphics, Humanoid, Humanoid robot, Illustration, Lancer Books, Paperback, Robi, Robot, Science fiction, Tokyo, typography 1 Comment
Lancer Books #72-129: The Humanoids by Jack Williamson, 1949. Cover art by Ed Emshwiller for 1963 & 1966 edition.
