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Snow falls at Ghibli Museum, creates a magical anime wonderland【Pics & Video】
- Oona McGee
Jan 8, 2022 - Tweet
Like stepping into a Ghibli anime in real life.
- Japan
- (anime • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • movies • museums • robot • snow • Studio Ghibli • Tokyo • winter)
This Robo Chef will make you perfect fried rice without any need to lift a heavy wok
- Krista Rogers
Oct 19, 2021
Our reporter couldn’t get enough of this kitchen machinery that requires no more physical exertion than simply throwing in the ingredients.
- Japan
- (chahan • Eating Out Expo • fried rice • MIK • restaurant industry • Robo Chef • robot • Seiji Nakazawa • Tokyo)
We assembled an Edo period-style tea-carrying mechanical doll【Pics, videos】
- Krista Rogers
Sep 8, 2021
The jury’s still out on whether it’s creepy, cute, or creepy-cute.
- Japan
- (COK • culture • design • Edo period • Gekkan • history • karakuri ningyo • mechanical doll • model kits • robot • science • SNJO • tea-carrying doll)
Dancing mini idol robots with customizable parts available for sale in Japan【Video】
- Shannon
Aug 12, 2020
Ever wanted a dancing and programmable idol robot? Now you can have one.
- Japan
- (cool • dancing • figures • idol singers • Idols • MOFI17-Cute • robot • robots • Speecys • video)
Dozens of Peppers and Spots join forces for a creepy robot 7th inning stretch spectacular
- Master Blaster
Jul 8, 2020
Take me out of this ball game♫
- Japan
- (baseball • Boston Dynamics • Fukuoka Softbank Hawks • Nippon Professional Baseball • Pepper • robot • Softbank • Spot • Super Baseball 2020)
We spent a night in a Tokyo hotel staffed by robots 【Photos】
- Shannon
Mar 7, 2020
You’ll never feel alone in this hotel (but not in a creepy way).
- Japan
- (Henn'na Hotel • hotel • hotel robot • Japanese robot • robot • weird)
Young and elderly alike can satisfy their feline frenzy with this $180 cat robot companion
- Eli Pang
Feb 10, 2020
Cat got our wallets?
Chinese man warned by police for driving huge self-made robot on the streets of Beijing【Video】
- Koh Ruide
Sep 10, 2018
This would have been supremely cool if it wasn’t for the fact that it would also cause chaos on roads.
Meet Qoobo, the cushion-shaped therapy robot with a moving tail!【Pics, Videos】
- Kay
Oct 8, 2017
How would you like to be soothed by a robot that looks like a furry cushion with a tail?
- Japan
- (COK • machine • Qoobo • relaxation • robot • technology • YUKAI Engineering Inc.)
Kyushu company develops robot dog that faints if your feet smell too bad
- Master Blaster
Sep 9, 2017
Feet with good hygiene will earn snuggles from the robotic pooches.
- Japan
- (dogs • Foot odor • hana • Kitakyushu • National Institute of Technology • NextTechnology • robot)
Say hello to Int-Ball, the newest and cutest member of the International Space Station 【Video】
- Scott Wilson
Jul 22, 2017
This little Japanese camera drone is trying its hardest to do its job well!
See how this unbelievable Japanese robot makes sushi!
- Andrew Kane
Aug 27, 2016
Japan’s robotics industry is freaking us out with this new sushi-bot. Is it the harbinger of an impending robopocalypse or merely a futuristic way to enjoy lunch? You be the judge!
- Japan
- (nigiri sushi • odaiba • robot • sushi • technology)
Roomba relishes freedom while zipping at ridiculous speeds across a park
- Corey Gold
Jul 17, 2016
This family decided to take their Roomba for a walk — but this Roomba doesn’t do walking!
- Games & Tech, Japan
- (cleaning machine • fast • flying robot • irobot • Japan • Japanese • robot • Roomba • speed • tech • technology • video • viral)
Net users duke it out over whether Jia Jia, China’s beautiful android, is the fairest of them all
- Krista Rogers
Jul 11, 2016
Uhh, guys, is a beauty contest between two androids really necessary?
- China
- (Aiko Chihara • Android • beautiful • Jia Jia • robot • Summer Davos Forum • Tianjin)
LEGO “ball contraption” at Japan Brickfest is hypnotizing in its mechanical efficiency 【Video】
- Scott Wilson
Jun 27, 2016
Never before has watching balls be moved around been so satisfying.
- Japan
- (cool • Great Ball Contraption • LEGO • lego brickfest • oddly satisfying • Pitagora Suicchi • robot)
Pepper the robot suggests what haircut is best for you at Japanese barber shops【Video】
- Scott Wilson
Jun 18, 2016
“You know that robot with the bald white head?” “Don’t worry, I got you, fam.”
Universities plan to build android of Japanese literary great Soseki Natsume
- Master Blaster
Jun 10, 2016
Soseki Natsume: writer, a man long dead. We can rebuild him. We have the technology. We can make him better than he was: better, stronger, faster…
- Culture, Games & Tech, Japan
- (A-Lab • Android • literature • Nishogakusha University • Osaka University • robot • Soseki Natsume)
Giant robot takes the stage at Nana Mizuki’s Tokyo Dome concerts
- Anime News Network
Apr 12, 2016
Nana Mizuki welcomed an extra-large guest on to the stage during her two-day concert at the Tokyo Dome.
- Japan
- (anime • live performance • mech • music • Nana Mizuki • robot)
New robot cat toy “Hello! Woonyan” is set to bring you mechanical cuddles, meows, and more
- Krista Rogers
Mar 20, 2016
Now you and your kids can experience the fun of owning a cat without any of the hairballs!
- Games & Tech, Japan
- (cat • pet • robot • Takara Tomy • technology • Woonyan)
Cosplayers rejoice! Robot mannequin transforms to any body size/shape with the click of a button
- Scott Wilson
Feb 19, 2016
For those who want a robot twin that doesn’t mind dressing up.
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Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
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Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
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Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
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