Hi,
I see that they are now selling household robots in Takashimaya department stores! Anybody have any theories why Japanese people appear to love robots so much?
I have an interest in Japanese robots (I maintain a modest blog on the topic here; Japanese robots) and I have interviewed a few of the top robot researchers. A surprising number of them cite the "Tetsuwan Atom" (aka "Astro Boy") animation series as a positive influence when they were growing up.
The lack of fear of a Terminator-style takeover in the future is, in my experience, a real difference between the Japanese view of robots and that in the West. Anybody care to comment?
Jona
I see that they are now selling household robots in Takashimaya department stores! Anybody have any theories why Japanese people appear to love robots so much?
I have an interest in Japanese robots (I maintain a modest blog on the topic here; Japanese robots) and I have interviewed a few of the top robot researchers. A surprising number of them cite the "Tetsuwan Atom" (aka "Astro Boy") animation series as a positive influence when they were growing up.
The lack of fear of a Terminator-style takeover in the future is, in my experience, a real difference between the Japanese view of robots and that in the West. Anybody care to comment?
Jona