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micromouse japan Micromouse Videos Micromouse competition videos - primarily from Japanese contests including the All Japan events
Image00380 Other Robot Videos Everything wierd and wonderful about robots that doesn't fit into any other category including NUVO, Walkie Bits, Hello Kitty robot, Mr. Soccer, and others.
robo-one robot battle Robo-One Battle Robot Videos Articles and videos from Japanese competitions, overseas exhibitions, and related robots in action.
Image00332 Robopet Videos WowWee Robopet robot – put through its paces.
Image00301 Roboraptor Videos WowWee Roboraptor robot – everything from a simple video of its nose sensors to long exploration and demonstration videos.
Image00127 Robosapien Videos WowWee Robosapien robots in action!
Image00454 Robot Sumo Videos Robot Sumo competition videos - mainly recorded at competitions in Japan

Robosapien Videos

Image00457 12/11/2005 Robo News Video Wins Award - Kelvin Read produced and directed an award winning video “Robo News” featuring the Robosapien and his pals.
Image00391 11/28/2005 Scott's RSV2 Videos - Twelve excellent Robosapien V2 videos including one longer clip featuring interaction between the robot and Robopet.
Image00474 11/24/2005 Robosapien V2 Sightings - Two video clips from "tf2psycho" demonstrating some of the V2 robot's humorous behavior in action.
robosapien v2 and robopet video 10/23/2005 Robosapien V2 and Robotpet - Evolutionshops.com (France) video showing the interaction between the Robosapien V2 robot and the Robopet..
Image00127 10/10/2005 Robosapien V2 at Robonexus - William Cox, the publisher of GoRobotics.net, captured a great video of the new Robosapien V2 doing his stuff at the Robonexus convention.

Miscellaneous Robot Videos

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12/15/2005 WhiteGoat - Research Robot With Practical Application - a very unique robot with 8 legs that can move sideways rapidly while running.

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12/14/2005 Article on PC-Watch Asimo Coverage - includes links to the PC-Watch Asimo press release articles and instructions on how to find the Asimo videos

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12/14/2005 Asimo Runs Rings Around You - The latest Asimo robot developed by Honda not only runs, it can run while turning corners.. . . .

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12/12/2005 Walkie Bits Robot Turtles Rock! - The cute little turtle robots from Takara turned out to be even more fun than we expected.. . . .

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12/7/2005 Robot Bugs - Wonder Borg - Young Japanese robot experimentors develop their skills building robot bugs . . . .

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12/5/2005 Pacman - The Rest of the Story - Pacman and Micromouse were born just over 25 years ago, and share a lot of the same history. Namco built a huge Pacman game to celebrate. . . .

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12/4/2005 Taking Your Robot For A Walk - Japanese robot dog that followed its master around the IREX-2005 robotics show in Tokyo.

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12/1/2005 Walkie Bits on Video - Walkie Bits - the really cute robot turtles from Takara - are starting to show up in videos online.

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12/1/2005 Micromouse or Micro-Bantha? - One of the most interesting and unusual robot designs at the All Japan Micromouse Contest was this quadruped walking mouse.
Image00380 11/27/2005 NUVO Robot in Action - The NUVO robot captured doing its thing – walking, taking a video, and swinging its handless arms around in the air. . .
Image00373 11/27/2005 CAM-10 Robot vs. Austin the Dog - We wanted to see if even the simplest robot would fool our dog into thinking it was alive. Well, we found out. . .
Image00371 11/26/2005 Hello Kitty Robot - At a Tokyo trade show the Hello Kitty robot tried to entertain and engage attendees. The one minute video clip shows Hello Kitty singing, flashing lights, and moving its arms.
11/24/2005 Leave It To Roll-Oh - Delightful 9 minute video on the future of robotics and robots in everyday use that was produced for the 1940 New York Worlds Fair..
Image00344 11/2/2005 Japanese Robots Play American Football - Article about Japanese robots playing a highly modified game of American football with links to game videos.
Mr. Soccer - robot soccer game 10/30/2005 Mr. Soccer: Robot soccer set - Demonstration video of the Mr. Soccer set robots including a discussion of how the robot mechanicals operate, and why it probably isn't a good hacking platform.
sony qrio robot 10/27/2005 Just A Song And Dance Man ... Robot - Video links showing the Sony QRIO robot doing dance routinues (3 min. 26 sec.); walking, running, and hopping (1 min. 36 sec.).
asimo 10/21/2005 ASIMO Dances With School Kids - ASIMO, the famous HONDA bipedal robot does road shows in Japan to encourage parents to buy new cars.
robot job interview 10/17/2005 Job Interview - 2010 - Robot development is advancing so fast that by 2010 the typical job interview will look like this - but which one of them is doing the hiring?.

Micromouse Videos

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12/1/2005 Micromouse or Micro-Bantha? - One of the most interesting and unusual robot designs at the All Japan Micromouse Contest was this quadruped walking mouse.
Image00395 11/30/2005 David Otten Interview - David has been involved in micromouse competitions almost from the very beginning. This video interview took place during the 26th All Japan Micromouse Contest held in Tokyo, November, 2005

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11/30/2005 BR3S - 26th All Japan Micromouse Expert Class Winner - Developed by Yin Hsiang Ting of Singapore, this mouse walked away with the top prize.
Image00392 11/30/2005 Ng Beng Kiat's MIN4A in Japan - The master returns to the All Japan Micromouse Contest, and captures second place with an outstanding performance.
micromouse japan 11/04/2005 Foriegn Competitors Can Win In Japan - Article on non-Japanese micromouse competitors winning competitions in Japan. Includes links to winning runs.
micromouse 11/01/2005 Micromouse or Race Car? - Article on the advanced, 6-wheeled micromouse design used by some Japanese competitors. Includes links to competition videos.
David Otten's micromouse - 2004 10/13/2005 All Japan Micromouse Contest - 2004 - Video clips from the 25th annual competition held in Tokyo, Japan.

Robo-One Videos

Image00470 12/15/2005 KHR-1 is a Television Star! - The KHR-1 robot was featured on the popular Fox Channel television series "Bones"
Image00455 12/10/2005 Run Robot, Run! - OmniZero2, the Robo-One battle robot, won a 3 meter sprint competition in under six seconds.
Image00593 12/9/2005 Robo-One Grand Prix - Great Majingaa - The Great Majingaa walked away with the top prize after defeating three other battle robots.
Image00420 12/4/2005 Merry Robot Christmas! - Robo-One battle robots don Santa Claus outfits for the final competition of 2005 in Tokyo.
Image00419 12/4/2005 Nuvo Goes To College - eNuvo2 – student learning version of Nuvo shown at the IREX-2005 robotics show in Tokyo
Image00554 12/2/2005 Robonova - Up Close and Personal - Close-up video of Robonova going through his paces.
Image00518 11/28/2005 Tito Walks! - Spanish bipedal robot developed independently was featured at the November, 2005 Dorkbot Madrid meeting. Post includes three video clips of Tito in action.
Image00471 11/22/2005 Robots Battle It Out On Television - The Robo-One battle robots are so popular in Japan that a prime time television program staged a Robot Battle Gran Prix that was broadcast every week for over a month.
Image00391 11/12/2005 Robot Fever - What's Next? - Article on Robo-One, RoboNova and Robofie bipedal battle robots that includes links to websites with video clips..
robonova robo-one battle robot 10/31/2005 Robo-One Robot Close-Up - Visit to the Tsukumo robot store headquarters in Akihabara and a video clip showing a Kondo KHR-1 robot being put through its paces.
robosapien vs robo-one 10/30/2005 Robosapien vs. Robo-One: Battle Video - Pete Covert's video showing what happens when one of the Japanese Robo-One battle robots goes head to head against the original Robosapien.
robo-one battle robot majingaa 10/29/2005 Here's One That Will Blow Your Socks Off - Video of the Great Majinga Robo-One robot balancing on one foot, bending over to pick up a ball, balancing it on the edge of his sword, then sending it soaring across the room.
robo-one robot battle 10/28/2005 Robo-One Video Clips - 7th Competition - Links to several videos including matches between TAEKWON-V vs. Yokozuna Great, Great Majingaa vs. MYRO 3, Great Majingaa vs. TAEKWON-V, and the Big Rumble.
robonova robo-one robot 10/24/2005 Robot Ballet - The Robonova robot will be released in mid-November, and the promotional videos make its performance look just like a robot ballet.
great majinga robo-one robot 10/24/2005 Zap! Pow! Slam! - Controlling a Robo-One Robot - Article and video explaining a very unique harness control system used by the Great Majingaa Robo-One robot.
robo-one robot competition tokyo japan 10/21/2005 Robo-One Demonstrations - The opening ceremonies for every major Robo-One competition always include really interesting demonstrations of their abilities including walking up a flight of stairs, doing push-ups, etc..
Image00105 10/1/2005 MANOI - Press Conference - The MANOI bipedal robot was introduced to the Japanese media a press conference in late September.

Robopet Videos

Image00345 11/23/2005 Robopet Linkages - Robopet uses some really creative linkage design for its legs coupled with a body twisting motion to simulate a walk that is pretty amazing.
Image00470 11/22/2005 My Puppy Has No Knees! - the Robopet robot manages to simulate walking, jumping, sitting up and begging, rocking back and forth, to the point that it really resembles a real dog. Yet its legs have no knees or ankle joints.
Image00335 11/20/2005 Robopet Edge Detection - the Robopet has limited edge detection capability. This article and video give a good overview of what happens when the Robopet approaches the edge of a table.
Image00332 11/20/2005 Teaching A New Dog New Tricks - Demo of the Robopet showing off many of its tricks along with an article that gives some hints about how to control the robot.
Image00428 11/20/2005 Robopet Voice Control - Robert successfully expanded the Robosapien Dance Machine software so that it will be able to control the Robopet using your voice. The new capability isn't released yet (11/20/2005), but Robert has posted a video showing how it will work.
Image00277 11/13/2005 Stupid Robopet Tricks - short video showing some Robopet tricks and moves, and the difficulty of getting it to repeat moves consistently.
Image00475 11/9/2005 Robopet Movements - One minute videoclip by Matthais Matting with good closeup views of the Robopet motion and ability to stand back up.
robosapien v2 and robopet video 10/23/2005 Robosapien V2 and Robotpet - Evolutionshops.com (France) video showing the interaction between the Robosapien V2 robot and the Robopet..

Roboraptor Videos

Image00299 11/16/2005 Roboraptor - Basic Moves - Short video clip showing the basic Roboraptor moves and sounds. [via Game Watch – Japan]
Image00300 11/16/2005 Roboraptor - Lower Jaw - Shows the Roboraptors reaction when you touch its lower jaw. [via Game Watch – Japan]
Image00301 11/16/2005 Roboraptor - Mouth Switch - Shows the Roboraptors reaction when you touch the switch in the roof of its mouth. [via Game Watch – Japan]
roboraptor nose sensors 10/21/2005 Roboraptor -Nose Sensors - The Roboraptor's nose hides IR sensors that tell it when any obstacle or person is close. It turns out that video cameras are sensitive to IR and you can capture the flashing sensors with your camera.
roboraptor moods (video) 10/19/2005 Exploring Roboraptor's Moods - Roboraptor has three distinct moods, and behaves quite differently in each mood, but a little exploration with a video camera quickly gives you a feel for what it's all about.
Image00138 10/16/2005 Cats Are Smarter Than Dogs - Roboraptor fooled our dog into thinking it was alive, but it sure didn't fool Carl's cat.
Roboraptor roams 10/10/2005 Roboraptor Roaming - We took our Roboraptor upstairs, turned on the video camera, put him into roaming mode, and followed him around watching the fun.

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10/10/2005 Roboraptor vs. Austin the Dog - Roboraptor tries to capture Austin's favorite toy. Of course Austin starts barking, which attracts the robot making him go after Austin. . .


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