Japan - weird nation

[dreamer]

Watch this, it's really informative and fascinating.

http://current.com/items/89610631/ja...ion.htm?xid=55

[Paenguin]

Japan, last home for guitar masters!

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Why it got cancelled, I have no clue, but I certainly am mad about that!

[Rocket]

That was very interesting dreamer, thanks for sharing.

[Amigo!]

Eh, it is interesting to see their technology develop. The lack of human interaction is sort of scary though

[Tchaikovsky]

Japan is awesome.

[Future Raptor Ace]

Thanks dreamer for that, I enjoy that alot, very interesting indeed. I never knew japans pop was declining, I thought it was growing beyond control like china

[TheBarrett]

Originally Posted by Paenguin

Japan, last home for guitar masters!

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Why it got cancelled, I have no clue, but I certainly am mad about that!

Gilbert, King, and Friedman, I think I just had a guitargasm!

[MonteCristo]

are those robots runned by solar panels? batteries? charged? fueled?
as much as i dislike japanese culture.....i cant help feeling sad about their declining birthrate and lack of social contact.

[dreamer]

Some prototypes are plugged in I guess but eventually the idea is to have them run on battery power which will be a challenge in itself.

Robotics is advancing quickly these days. It's probably just a matter of time before we see robots like in "I Robot" or lifelike androids like in "Blade Runner". I think that's pretty cool.

[MonteCristo]

Originally Posted by dreamer

Some prototypes are plugged in I guess but eventually the idea is to have them run on battery power which will be a challenge in itself.

Robotics is advancing quickly these days. It's probably just a matter of time before we see robots like in "I Robot" or lifelike androids like in "Blade Runner". I think that's pretty cool.

even with batteries, the robot will have to be constantly charged, and not like a cell phone or laptop, its gonna have to be supercharged.....it'll need an engine or sumthin, either that, or a biult in energizer. We have cars that run on water, why not robot running on water?

I would rather we not rely on robots so heavily just yet though, the world has enough problems as it is without accidental mechanical explosions