September 26, 2004
A Japanese professor invented Harry Potter's "Broom" type monocycle
Tanaka Takayuki Hokkaido university assistant professor rides on the broom model monocycle "sweeper" which he developed. at the Sapporo city north Ku Hokkaido university
He is serious.
A Japanese professor invented Harry Potter's "Broom" type monocycle (excite translation)
March 14, 2004
Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto
Toyota Motor Corporation's new humanoid walking robot plays the trumpet as it makes a debut before reporters in Tokyo March 11, 2004. Toyota announced on Thursday a project overview to develop partner robots functioning as personal assistants for humans, using their experience in automotive development and production engineering. The 120cm, 35-kg robot has artificial lips moving with the same finesse as human lips, enabling the playing of the trumpet, together with mobility control technology, and is to be exhibited at the Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan.
Toyota joins Japan's robot technology race with trumpet-playing humanoid
Mr. Roboto in Austin Powers in Goldmember was played by Nobu Matsuhisa, a fomous chef /owner of "Nobu" and "Sushi Matsuhisa".