B7+Japanese+Robotics

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 * __What is a robot?__**

A **robot** is a virtual or mechcanical artificial agent. In practice, it is usually an electro-mechanical machine which is guided by computer or electronic programming, and is thus able to do tasks on its own. Another common characteristic is that by its appearance or movements, a robot often conveys a sense that it has intent of its own


 * __History of Japanese Robotics__**

When people think of Japanese robots, the first thing that comes to mind is a future based walking talking servant robot, but not all of Japan's robots are like that. Robotics in Japan have been around since the 18th century. The Japanese craftsman Hisashige Tanaka (1799–1881), known as "Japan's Edison" or "Karakuri Giemon", created an array of extremely complex mechanical toys, some of which served tea, fired arrows drawn from a quiver, and even painted a Japanese //kanji// character. Gakutensoku Japanese for learning from the laws of nature was the first real robot was made in Osaka in 1929 by Makoto Nishimura. This robot could change its facial expression and move its head and hands via an air pressure mechanism.


 * __Types of Japanese robots__**
 * QRIO (humanoid robot)
 * **Asimo (humanoid robot)**
 * Toyota Partner Robots (humanoid robots)
 * Actroid (android)
 * AIBO (Animal Robot)
 * Guardrobo D1 (guard robot)
 * Banryu (guard robot)
 * T-53 Enryu (Rescue robot)
 * **Ramen robot (Industrial robot)**

media type="youtube" key="kFgXEkzMq7A" height="344" width="425" media type="youtube" key="GajoPqoi9wo" height="344" width="425" アシモ (on the left) Asimo is a humanoid robot made by Honda that can walk, run (up to 6km/h), climb stairs, avoid moving obstacles, serve people, play soccer, it can do almost everything a human can. []

らめん　ロボット (on the right) A restaurant has just opened in Nagoya, Japan that uses robots instead of humans as its chefs. You can hear the sounds of the robots as their joints make that characteristic sound of robot movement. []