RoboGames 2011 – Shibata's Message & Commitment (Video)
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Shibata-san, a ROBO-ONE Champion level competitor and the designer of the Kondo KHR-3HV humanoid robot joined RoboGames 2011 as a key member of the Robot Japan team.
We caught up with Shibata after all the events finished and asked him about his impressions. He was so pleased with RoboGames that without any prompting on our part, he committed to coming back for RoboGames 2012 with a brand new biped robot specifically designed to win at Mech Warfare.
Shibata's friends back home might be a little surprised at how well he can speak English. Just three short days ago he was really hesitant to speak any English. But the three extremely intense days at RoboGames brought out the best in him. Perhaps we should remarket RoboGames as the Ultimate English Language Learning Immersion Course for robot fans world-wide.
Hexapod Robot Ready to Conquer Extreme Obstacles (Video)
Kondo Robot just announced a new multi-legged robot kit, the KMR-M6, that incorporates features sure to make it a huge hit with educators, researchers, hobbyists, and avid robot competitors. Based on feedback from their large established user base, Kondo designed the robot to require only two servos per leg using a unique spring and multi-bar linkage approach that provides improved flexibility and stability even while tackling complex obstacles.
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3rd KONDO LAND Robot Steeplechase Event Scheduled
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The 3rd KONDO LAND Robot Steeplechase competition has been scheduled for Saturday, May 7th at the Kondo RoboSpot facility.
The event has quickly gained in popularity and the organizers are expecting over 20 multi-legged competitors to take the field. It's open to the public and admission is free. Keep in mind that the venue is relatively small and space will be limited, so be sure to show up early.
ROBO-ONE Revisited: Part 2 – Black Seed (Video)
Yoshihiro Shibata is one of the most talented humanoid robot builders in Japan. He designed ROBO-ONE champion level robots, Black Blade and Black Seed, over five years ago back in 2005-2006, even before Kondo developed the KHR-2HV.
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ROBO-ONE Re-Visited Part 1 (Video)
Since the Spring ROBO-ONE competition was canceled in the aftermath of the earthquake, we decided to go back and repost highlights from some of the past competitions. What we found was pretty surprising, even for us.
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Robot Exhibition in Nagoya
The Nagoya Tokyu Hands store, next to the JR Nagoya station, is hosting an extended robot exhibition from April 4th through April 17th. The exhibition will include robot dance performances, robot soccer, humanoid battles, and flying robot drones.
The event is open to the general public and admission is free. There will be a small charge if you want to join in any of the competitions and experience what it's like to pilot some of the robots.
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