Tracing Japan’s Robotic Heritage to Feudal-Period Karakuri Dolls
Autonomous robots, package-delivering drones and towering mecha are not wild imaginations from the realm of science fiction. From Skeletonics’ Gundam-style robotic fits and Cyberdyne’s wearable HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) cyborgs to SkyDrive’s flying autos, we’re inching nearer to what was once thought-about unattainable. Robots like Sony’s Aibo opened the doorways for shopper use within the late Nineteen Nineties, however what if we instructed you Japan’s fascination with family humanoid (and in Aibo’s case, canine) robots began a lot earlier?
Aichi: Residence of Mechanical Innovation
For the tech-savvy, it can come to no shock to be taught that Aichi Prefecture is