All the stories tagged with tokyo
Runner to stream the Tokyo marathon live
02/23/2011, If you’ve never taken part in a marathon before and always wondered what it was like to run the race, thanks to technology, you can now do so without breaking sweat. Joseph Tame, a marathon runner, has created a suit, [...]
Actroid robot appears at Sanrio exhibition in Japan
01/28/2011, In the future we probably wouldn’t need supermodels at fashion shows anymore as robots looking exactly like them will probably replace them, and that is already happening over in Japan. Kokoro’s 165cm Actroid robot made an appearance in a kimono [...]
Robots take centerstage in Tokyo
07/29/2010, Japan seems to be a society that is slowly but surely moving towards having robots serve the people there, and they are the main draw currently at an expo in Tokyo. Some of these little robots would be the sound-sensitive [...]
Head-mounted Mobile Video Communication System
07/29/2010, A head-mounted Mobile Video Communication System has been demonstrated by the smart folks over at the University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo. This system sports acceleration and position sensors built into the head-mounted display, allowing the remote camera to move in [...]
Tokyo University Introduces Its Tsubame 2.0 Supercomputer
06/24/2010, The Tokyo Institute of Technology has revealed that its next-generation supercomputer will begin operations in the fall, dubbed Tsubame 2.0. In case you’re wondering, it’ll boast 2,816 six-core, 2.96GHz Xeon 5600 processors, along with 4,224 units of NVIDIA’s Tesla M2050 [...]
Tokyo Robosuit Helps You Lift Stuff
11/26/2009, Those of you Iron Man fans out there will certainly welcome this robosuit, which was created by the students at Tokyo’s University of Science. While we’re certain sure you’ve seen at least one or two similar examples, this one is [...]
