Japan's Oldest Robot
05-01-2008, 12:39 AM (This post was last modified: 03-17-2019, 06:37 PM by robkelk. Edit Reason: fixed formatting that was glitched in the port from Tapatalk )
05-01-2008, 12:39 AM (This post was last modified: 03-17-2019, 06:37 PM by robkelk. Edit Reason: fixed formatting that was glitched in the port from Tapatalk )
Spotted on The Inquirer: Ancient Robot Rebooted
What I find interesting in that article are that the robot was built in Showa 1 - in our calendar, 1928 - and that it was powered by a primitive pneumatic system.
Now, if we were to change "pneumatic" to "steam-powered", and push the date just one year earlier so that it was built in the Taisho era, then Doug might help Kohran build this robot when he visits the Sakura Wars universe.
Just a thought... 8)
What I find interesting in that article are that the robot was built in Showa 1 - in our calendar, 1928 - and that it was powered by a primitive pneumatic system.
Now, if we were to change "pneumatic" to "steam-powered", and push the date just one year earlier so that it was built in the Taisho era, then Doug might help Kohran build this robot when he visits the Sakura Wars universe.
Just a thought... 8)
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
- unknown