Japanese Elementary School Kids Being Taught by Robot

One primary class in Tokyo is getting taught by a robot called Saya. Saya has 18 motors hidden behind her latex face to express different emotions. She is also capable of speaking different languages, calling out the roll, and setting tasks for her students.

Saya took 15 years to make. The purpose of Saya and robots alike is to replace Japan’s aging population with cheap labor in the workforce. Though this is brings technology to a whole new level, I believe that having a human teacher is much more practical because the teacher can tend to his or her students and express certain emotions that can not be programmed.

Stalker Robot?

A research assistant at Toshiba’s Akimu Robotic Research Institute was trapped in a lab by a robot which repeatedly hugged her.

A female intern would spend several hours each day testing and loading new software into Kenji, the hugging robot. When it was time to leave one evening, Kenji refused to let the intern leave and used his body to block the doorway and repeatedly hugged her. After phoning two staff members, the intern was finally able to leave. This will definitely be some trauma for her! If the staff members came late, Kenji may have committed something worth capital punishment.

Robo-Q Robot

Powerhouse toy company, Takara Tomy, announces that their latest cute and aww crazed toy, the Robo-Q Robot, will release in February. These bite sized radio remote control robots can conquer the biggest challenges, such as a toothpick or paperclip! What’s the price? Only $42 roughly!

Craziest Robot Ever!

I don’t quite understand the purpose of this robot, or how it does what it’s designed for, but  I still think this is pretty crazy. Enjoy the vid!

Rock Em Sock Em Robots by RobotBling

This right here puts rock em sock em robots to a new level. This video makes me wish I really knew how to build a robot. Truly you need to watch this to check out how awesome it is!!!

To watch the video, proceed to this link: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/297756.html