Tokyo soccer robots don't quite have Becks appeal
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At an indoor field in Tokyo, dozens of robots played soccer  while others danced to samba music to cheer them on.
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The world&#39;s lightest flying micro-robot has been developed by Japan&#39;s Seiko Epson Corporation. The 12-gram robot resembles a small helicopter and is about 136 millimetres wide
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A unique motion-based controller from Motus is designed to create a more realistic experience for video game players.
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Also plans droids to 'work on street corners' The Japanese robot industry is streets ahead of the competition when it comes to designing droids for peaceful uses (for war-bots, of course, the discerning purchaser shops in America). That said, Japanese robots have so far struggled to find a real, erm, killer application.â¦
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Wired News will be covering the RoboGames this weekend in San Francisco. Bookmark this page for ongoing coverage of combat bots, sumo bots, soccer bots and more.
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SVEN-Goran Eriksson has always been an indulgent headmaster when it comes to the star pupils in his England soccer squad. So it scarcely came as a surprise to discover that David Beckham&#39;s knuckles will be
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The ability to discern good wine from bad, name the specific brand from a tiny sip and recommend a complementary cheese would seem to be about as human a skill as there is. In Japan, robots are doing it.
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The micro flyer is the next version of the robot by the Japanese technology firm that wowed crowds with last year.
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Some MLS teams have capitalized on the so-called Beckham Rule to acquire high-priced players. The Revolution are being less extravagant, using what could be referred to as the Dempsey Rule in shopping for talent.
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In the past couple of years, robots have started to move around and work independently. Just don't expect them to look, walk and talk like C3PO in the Star Wars movies -- rolling and beeping like R2D2 is more like it.
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It's time for radical robomediation. Let's hand the service industry to automatons rather than transforming humans into reluctant machines. Commentary by Momus.
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FOXBOROUGH -- The Revolution have been able to be a dominant MLS team in recent years without having much success against the Kansas City Wizards.
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Tycho:  Mario Hoops 3-on-3 is impressive in many ways, as I've suggested: certainly as a technical showcase, it's nice to have in your bag.  As a catalogue of Japanese aggression toward gamers, it's clear now that future generations will refer to these advanced cups as a deeply scandalous exhibit.  I have seen a Goddamn ninja weave a dark circle, disappear with a burst of leaves in some strictly Hattori Hanzo type shit, and then phase back into the physical plane to haunt our mortal hoops.
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Just a few short months ago some of us (me, for one) thought Hideki Okajima was little more than a stable pony for Daisuke Matsuzaka
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You won't find these mechanical mixologists working the rail at your neighborhood gin joint. But these sometimes-sassy robotic bartenders aren't shy about strutting their stuff at Austria's Roboexotica Festival. Photos by John Borland.
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FOXBOROUGH &#151; The Revolution-Galaxy match scheduled for 7 p.m. Aug. 12 is approaching a sellout, according to Revolution COO Brian Bilello. The game will feature the first appearance in New England of Real Madrid midfielder David Beckham, who will join the Galaxy after the Spanish season.
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The Japanese develop a toddler robot. Here's a humorous look at the next generation mechanical child.