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the latest japanese robots
ifbot by business design laboratory is highly attuned to human emotions and can communicate with
a range of its own facial expressions
regular designboom readers will understand our fascination with robots. small, large, scary or
just plain weird, robots seem to capture people’s imagination. CEATEC is a japanese tradeshow
which is dedicated to home electronics and robots. here are a few of the new bots that were
on display.
female robots
murata seisaku-kun rides a bicycle and murata seiko-chan rides a unicycle
‘br23c biomimetic robot car’ by nissan has an anti-crash system which is inspired by bumblebees
l: enon robot by fujitsu interacts with customer and guides them through stores
r: mechadroid type c3 receptionist robot by business design laboratory guides visitors through face recognition
via pink tentacle
nao programmable humanoid robot
the 2-foot tall robot is designed to walk, hold objects, and communicate in eight languages; in addition, an open source developer model means that it can be programmed to stream internet radio or complete other tasks.
my robot nation
from buttons and circuits to bowties and tattoos, the website lets users customize their own miniature robot figurines, designable via an intuitive web interface and then 3D-printed and shipped to their destination.
bicycle-riding robot
the robot rides a miniature fixed gear bike in exactly the same manner as a human: cycling on the pedals, maintaining its own balance via steering, and braking by dragging his feet along the ground.
michael schoner: coathanger chopper
the clothes hanger moves through out the space, controlled by radio and propelled by two computer fans.
little red house in nolita
the six story brick building, originally used as a 19th century carriage factory, has been reinvented as a minimalistic and mod...
starry night interactive anima
translating the artist's paint daubs into particles governed by fluid dynamics, petros vrellis has created an interactive anima...
inga sempé: stockholm f
within the airy structure, the french designer has created the feeling of a large, open space apartment, furnished in a way tha...
RENAULT 4 ever behind-the-scenes
'horsey' by eungi kim
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