2003 International Robot Exhibition
Ingo and me went to Odaiba this morning to see the robot show. Odaiba is Tokyo's newest district. Built on reclaimed land in Tokyo bay it aims to be a futuristic wonderland with its monorail (which we shunned in favor of a ferry ride), space-age buildings, the world's biggest Ferris wheel, and themed shopping malls. The exhibition itself consisted mostly of industrial robots (the kind that builds cars or packages beef curry) and on its last day did not offer all the exhibits anymore. I was quite disappointed about being unable to see the cyber-carp (a fish of fame) or Honda's Asimo. They did have Aibos and the world's most therapeutic robot (according to the Guiness Book of Records) though.



