Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

Girls, girls and girls in Tokyo

Friday, January 11th, 2013

Girls pose on the opening day of Tokyo Auto Salon at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture on Friday. The three-day event features custom cars from all over the world, ranging from the weird to the wonderful.

女の子は金曜日に千葉県の幕張メッセで東京オートサロンの初日にポーズ。 3日間のイベントでは、奇妙なから素晴らしいに至るまで、世界中からカスタムカーを提供しています。

Roadster electric car TOYOTA

Saturday, November 13th, 2010

Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda, left, is presented with the keys to a Tesla Motor’s Roadster electric car by Tesla Motor Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk in Tokyo on Friday. The burgundy-red Roadster 2.5 model, the first in Japan, has a license plate number of 520 to represent the date of the two companies’ partnership agreement on May 20.

左トヨタ自動車社長豊田章男は、金曜日に東京でテスラモーター社最高経営責任者イーロンマスクでテスラモーターのロードスター電気自動車にキーが表示されます。ワインレッドスター2.5モデルでは、日本で初めて、5月20日に両社のパートナーシップ契約の日付を表すために520のナンバープレートの番号を持っています。

Hidari toyota jidōsha shachō Toyoda Akio wa, kin’yōbi ni Tōkyō de tesuramōtā-sha saikō keiei sekinin-sha īronmasuku de tesuramōtā no rōdosutā denki jidōsha ni kī ga hyōji sa remasu. Wainreddosutā 2. 5 Moderu de wa, Nippon de hajimete, 5 tsuki 20-nichi ni ryōsha no pātonāshippu keiyaku no hizuke o arawasu tame ni 520 no nanbāpurēto no bangō o motte imasu.

Good robot wave dancing !

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

The humanoid HRP-4CA, center, dances on stage with human dancers in Tokyo. The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology has developed the software Choreonoid enabling a robot to make complicated moves like dancing by moving computer graphics of the robot on a display by a mouse before the action.

ヒューマノイドロボットHRP標識4CA、中央、東京で人間のダンサーと一緒にステージに踊ります。産業技術総合研究所は、アクションの前にマウスで画面上のロボットのコンピュータグラフィックスを移動することでダンスのような複雑な動きをするロボットを有効にするChoreonoidソフトウェアを開発しました。

Hyūmanoidorobotto HRP hyōshiki 4 CA, chūō, Tōkyō de ningen no dansā to issho ni sutēji ni odorimasu. Sangyō gijutsu sōgō kenkyūjo wa, akushon no mae ni mausu de gamen-jō no robotto no konpyūtagurafikkusu o idō suru koto de dansu no yōna fukuzatsuna ugoki o suru robotto o yūkō ni suru Choreonoid sofutou~ea o kaihatsu shimashita.

A weird robot worker !

Monday, September 20th, 2010

The new android HRP-4, left, walks beside its previous models during a press conference in Tsukuba. Its makers—Kawada Industries and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology—hope the new robot will help ease Japan’s labor shortage.

新しいアンドロイドはのHRP – 4、左、その前のモデルの横にあるつくば市の記者会見で歩いている。そのメーカー-川田産業と総合研究所産業科学技術は、新しいロボットは、日本の労働不足を緩和することを期待します。
Atarashii andoroido wa no HRP – 4, hidari, sono mae no moderu no yoko ni aru Tsukuba-shi no kisha kaiken de aruite iru. Sono mēkā – Kawata sangyō to sōgō kenkyūjo sangyō kagaku gijutsu wa, atarashii robotto wa, Nippon no rōdō fusoku o kanwa suru koto o kitai shimasu.

Japanese robot for hospitals, helping hand

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

Care robot YURINA carries a man at a demonstration during ROBOTECH, an exhibition on service robot manufacturing technologies, in Tokyo. YURINA is a device for moving elderly and disabled people to and from beds and chairs.

Bowlingual voice new device

Monday, July 27th, 2009

TOMY Co has launched a new version of its “Bowlingual voice” device, which the company says “translates” dog emotions. The wireless microphone device, which fits on a dog’s collar, transmits the animal’s sound to a handheld consul which analyzes and “translates” into six emotional categories. The device then emits a common phrase matching the dog’s emotional state, both in words and voices.

A new bullet train …

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

The design picture of E5 bullet train for 2011 …

The new E5-type bullet train, which has an elongated nose to reduce air resistance, is shown to media at Rifu in Miyagi Prefecture, on Wednesday. It can travel at a speed of 320 kilometers per hour, and cover the distance between Tokyo and New Aomori Station (currently under construction), in 185 minutes. The E5 will go into service in March of 2011.

Try the Shinkansen experience 300 kms on Japan-planet video projector

A chef robot …

Friday, June 12th, 2009

A prototype robo-chef, manufactured by Toyo Riki, shows its cooking skill by making “okonomiyaki” pancakes at the International Food Machinery and Technology Expo in Tokyo.

Product barcode of Japan

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

Some companies use these barcodes to their products in Japan, strange for foreigners but i think that is a very good idea, why the barcode should not be a marketing design ? i wait your many opinion and comments …

An electronic bra ! Gosh !

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

A model displays lingerie maker Triumph International’s new “Konkatsu Bra,” literally meaning “marriage-hunting” bra, in Tokyo. The bra features a countdown clock showing the marriage deadline set by the wearer and when an engagement ring is inserted between the cups, the melody of “The Wedding March” is played to celebrate the engagement. The characters on the bra read, “now hunting for a husband.”

M. Jackson or not Jackson ?

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

A humanoid robot named “Saya” speaks to school pupils as she takes on the role of teacher, during a demonstration at an elementary school …

Robot and fashion

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

The HRP-4C humanoid robot appears on the runway for the Shinmai Creator’s Project fashion show during Japan Fashion Week which kicked off at Tokyo Midtown on Monday.

A weird machine for robbers …

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

A security robot shows its efficiency against robbers ….
Do you feel that is efficient for thieves ? …. sure ?