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Japan has invested billions of dollars into robotic research so that one day when its aging population reaches old age Mr. Roboto will care for them and all their needs. However up to this point few things  of value to the rest of the world had come from Japan’s robotics. Robotic nurses? Pfft, move on! The robotic barman is here!

This is Mr. Asahi and he can open more bottles of cold ones while keeping a sunny disposition than any human barman I’ve met. He can also pour pint after pint of beer without ever asking for a tip. On top of that he has a charming British accent that’s sure to go down well with the ladies.

Rock on Japan! Now you’re getting it!

[Tokyomango]

These GLADOS-looking robots you see above are the latest anti-pollen weapon to hit japan’s streets. Their thin LED-lit eyes light up in different  colors depending on the amount of pollen in the air while relaying pollen information to a server which creates a pollen map. Or at least that’s what they want you to believe! I bet these things scan for cake and in the event you should see fit to eat some, they would bake you. Because they love you.

[Tokyomango]

Engineers at Tokyo University demonstrated this household helper robot yesterday. The bipedal robot uses its two cameras mounted on its head to navigate around your house and recognize objects.

Well the Japanese just keep on pushing for a better future huh? When we once thought they could be developing killer gun-toting robots it turns out they are actually just making a nice robot to help you around the house and serve you tea.  But wait… isn’t that design a little bit much for a maid robot? Haven’t I seen that design before? I think I have… yes!

Its a freaking Patlabor mecha! Those cunning engineers were trying to fool us. Well their clever ruse is no more, they are planning on building gun carrying robots, I just dont know if this is awesome or scary anymore.

[Japundit]

Everyone loves big robots and in Japan there’s one word for big robots: Gundam. Gundam is the foundation of the whole mecha genre. Remember that post las summer about the 5 foot Gundam model? Well the Maru brothers, champions of the Robo One 10 competition have documented the whole process of building one in the web.

Don’t be fooled, this isn’t kids stuff, these boys are serious robot builders. They could very well end up bringing forth the rise of the machines in a few years.

[The Maru Family /Via ANN]

After all those cool cyberpunk Anime series I’ve seen like GITS, Armitage, Lain, and Bubblegum Crisis, I think it’s about time we turn some of the fantastic machines shown there into real life! And this is a pretty cool step. It’s name: The WL-16RIII. It’s CPU: An Intel Pentium III processor at 850 Mhz, along with a hydrogen battery.

I can’t wait to get my own Tachikoma!

[Japancast]

Out of all of the Ghost in the Shell cast my favorite character by far has to be the Tachikoma, or rather Tachikomas. hey are just the cutest most philosophical bellic vehicles ever. And now master Japanese robot makers have cooked up a miniature one.

Its 40cm high, 12cm wide and weighs 1.5Kg. You wanted pounds and inches? Get metric, bitches! Ill be damned, I just rhymed! Even the eyeballs move, here’s a couple of videos of the little panzer in action.

[Robo Garage]

Continuing with the mecha theme, lets take a glimpse into the future, Mecha battle each other in wars with big machine guns and missiles and poodles. Sparks and blood (mainly poodle’s blood) fly everywhere! Its a nice future, but still a long way to go. In the meantime lets watch a video of this Japanese Mecha prototype, the Landwalker. Its far from what we’ll need to fight a Mecha war but you don’t get there without trying. This $300,000 prototype is a noble attempt. To the video!

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