developed by Mistwalker & AQ Interactive, published by Xseed Games
1 player with online multiplayer / Nintendo Wii / 2012.08.14
Fittingly, The Last Story is one of the last Wii titles to come out and one of the few role-playing games made for the console. Designed and directed by Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, it’s a fairly traditional role-playing game but features some progressive ideas.
Here’s a video showing AILA’s arms being teleoperated by an upper-body exoskeleton.
[source: DFKIvideo @ YouTube]
Robotma.com, an online store dedicated to hobby robot kits, is taking orders for a new entry-level bipedal robot called ISAMARO Mark II. The first version of the robot cost a hefty 340,000 JPY (approximately $4,200 USD), but they’ve managed to cut the cost in half (to 168,000 JPY / $2,070 USD) by swapping the Kondo-brand servos used in its 19 joints. They originally went with more powerful servos (19 kg/cm torque), which were replaced by those with a maximum torque of 13 kg/cm. The kit, which was designed for use in competitions, will ship this December.
Video (ISAMARO Mk. I):
[source: ISAMARO (JP) & Robotma (JP)] via [My Navi News (JP)]
Here’s a couple of videos of KAIST’s HUBO 2 dancing, first a smooth original creation followed by one based on PSY’s Gangnam Style.
A figure model based on AIST’s female android is being manufactured by WAVE Corporation, a model company which previously sold kits based on Honda’s P2 and P3 humanoid robots. The 1/12 scale model kit (14 cm tall) requires assembly, but the parts are already painted and feature easy snap-fit construction. It is also fully posable, and comes with three heads for different expressions (“normal,” “surprised,” and “angry” ). The kit won’t be shipped until February of next year, but it can be pre-ordered online at stores like Ami Ami and Hobby Link Japan for around $28 USD (not including shipping).
Hopefully this kit will prove popular enough for WAVE that they’ll make more based on the other HRP series robots. I’d love to have them all! More photos follow after the break.
 It's true that the robots are very exciting and interesting characters because they're a paradox: they're super-sexy and sleek and cool, but also these terrifying things that could replace mankind, and that's pretty scary. - Daft Punk |
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