A Robot's Dreams - Photo Gallery Capturing robots in action

26th All Japan Micromouse Contest - November, 2005

Micromouse Contest Photo Gallery - article and photos from the 2005 contest.

Other Robot Photo Collections

Jason Bradbury's Robot Gallery - super collection of photos from the ROBOTPIAD 2005 Korean robot event. Jason's camera work, close-ups, and subject selection really gives a sense of being there.

[Review date: 11/29/2005]

Robo-One on Prime Time Television

Robo-One Battle Robots On Television - early 2005:
For approxiamately two full months in early 2005 a popular Japanese prime time television program featured a 10 to 15 minute segment every Sunday evening starring the bipedal battle robots. The images below are screen shots from a tape of the broadcasts.

Robo-One Robot Battle - Album 1

Robo-One Robot competition - March, 2005:
The Robo-One bipedal robots are based on the KHR-1 platform and have generated a huge following in Japan, along with prime time television segments, glossy fan magazines and even autograph hounds.

Robo-One Robot Battle - Album 2

Robo-One Robot competition - March, 2005:
Robo-One fights are one-on-one matches that pit two bipedal robots against each other. The robots are capable of incredible flexibility, and often do backflips or cartwheels to gain the advantage over their opponent.

Robo-One Robot Battle - Album 3

Robo-One Robot competition - March, 2005:
The unexpected happens often adding to the excitement, like when a small robot suddenly defeats a giant, or when two robots become so hopelessly entangled that it takes five minutes to get them apart. And, like all contests in Japan, there are always pretty girls...