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The Making of the EVOLTA Robot

  You've probably already read about Panasonic's EVOLTA robot climbing the Grand Canyon, but you can see a nice video on YouTube about the making of this cute little robot.

The text is in Japanese, but it shows how during an endurance test one of the parts failed and how robot creator Tomotaka Takahashi - maker of robots such as MANOI and neon - had to redesign it.

(Photo borrowed from the official EVOLTA site.)

Update on ROBO JAPAN 2008

First announced back in March, ROBO JAPAN 2008 now has an official website. I found out about it through the fuRo blog (Japanese).

Introducing the Pacmba!

　Ron Tajima - creator of the Wiimba - has come up with a new idea. Playing Pac-Man with the Roomba! Check out the Pacmba below. Thank you Ron!