I guess this means I’ll never have Robocon’s friend Robopu make me whisky in his kettle head. All I’ll ever have is the whimsical idea of him doing so!
The LOVOT companion robots and the little robots they have at DAWN Avatar Robot Cafe in Tokyo are why I love Japan. While the rest of the world is making robots that can murder you in your sleep, Japan is making robots you can cuddle with to sleep.
Have you played Stardew Valley? Spoiler: a girl creates a robot, the robot says I want to be free. So the girl frees the robot, who flies away into freedom/space.
It feels like Japan has done this.
(I also sense that the American creator of Stardew Valley has picked up not a few elements from Japanese video games, so: full circle.)
"you know, just know, that all the stuff coming out of American and Chinese startups is going straight onto a battlefield as soon as (in)humanly possible."
I knew it would happen quickly, I just didn't expect the battlefield to be America. Boston Dymanics is now selling their products to ICE:
Japan may have failed at humanoid robots so far, but Japanese companies control 40-50% of the industrial robot market. Fanuc, Yaskawa, Kawasaki Robotics, are all above $1B in sales. Other Japanese firms sell the parts for those industrial robots.
Humanoid robots may get headlines, but they are certainly not products that are ready for use in industrial or commercial settings any time soon. My point is that 'humanoid robots' are not a real market yet. Can Japan move from their strong position in industrial robots to humanoid? They have much of the capability and supplier base to do so. This focus on 'humanoid' is Musk's attempt to focus investors away from the declining sales at Tesla.
I guess this means I’ll never have Robocon’s friend Robopu make me whisky in his kettle head. All I’ll ever have is the whimsical idea of him doing so!
Never stop dreaming!
The LOVOT companion robots and the little robots they have at DAWN Avatar Robot Cafe in Tokyo are why I love Japan. While the rest of the world is making robots that can murder you in your sleep, Japan is making robots you can cuddle with to sleep.
Yes, Harvest Moon for the idea. But also at the imbibed-idea level. I noticed things while playing but can’t think of an example now.
Have you played Stardew Valley? Spoiler: a girl creates a robot, the robot says I want to be free. So the girl frees the robot, who flies away into freedom/space.
It feels like Japan has done this.
(I also sense that the American creator of Stardew Valley has picked up not a few elements from Japanese video games, so: full circle.)
Stardew Valley is absolutely inspired by Japanese games, specifically Harvest Moon. But I didn't know about the robot! Thanks for that.
"you know, just know, that all the stuff coming out of American and Chinese startups is going straight onto a battlefield as soon as (in)humanly possible."
I knew it would happen quickly, I just didn't expect the battlefield to be America. Boston Dymanics is now selling their products to ICE:
https://abc7.com/story/ice-plans-purchase-robot-dogs/19753774/
Japan may have failed at humanoid robots so far, but Japanese companies control 40-50% of the industrial robot market. Fanuc, Yaskawa, Kawasaki Robotics, are all above $1B in sales. Other Japanese firms sell the parts for those industrial robots.
Humanoid robots may get headlines, but they are certainly not products that are ready for use in industrial or commercial settings any time soon. My point is that 'humanoid robots' are not a real market yet. Can Japan move from their strong position in industrial robots to humanoid? They have much of the capability and supplier base to do so. This focus on 'humanoid' is Musk's attempt to focus investors away from the declining sales at Tesla.