“Best Martial Arts Screw Tournament On Earth!” What: Dekinnoka! 7 – Humanoid Robot Pro-WrestlingWhen: Wednesday, November 3, 2010Where: Soka, Saitama-kenURL: http://www.atamo-robot.com/dekinnnoka/scdl.html Why: The top Japanese humanoid robot hobbyists are out to completely change biped robot entertainment, and are having an absolute ball doing it. Their robots not only mimic top professional wrestlers, they often out …
Leading international robot teams vie for first place. What: VEX Robot CompetitionWhen: Tuesday, November 9, 2010Where: American School in Japan campusURL: http://community.asij.ac.jp/Why: VEX is one of the most popular, and most well known robot competitions among high schools and educators. This is a rare chance to experience the action up close and personal. The event …
What: 8th Wonderful Robot Carnival When: Sunday, July 11, 2010 10:00-17:00 Where: Tokyo Electric Power Museum Hall, Kawasaki, Japan URL: http://k2g2.sakura.ne.jp/wndrb/ Why: The Wonderful Robot Carnival is the funniest, most exciting, most enthusiastic humanoid robot competitions in the world, bar none. Here’s a small sample – Comments: I will be there from start to finish, …
What: Camera & Photo Imaging Show When: March 11-14, 2010 Where: Yokohama, Japan Url: http://www.cpplus.jp/en/index.html Admission: Open to the public, free with online pre-registration CP+ is the successor to the annual Japan Photo & Imaging Expo and is expected to draw over 50,000 attendees. All the major photography, imaging, and equipment manufacturers will exhibit. It’s …
What: 12th ROBO-ONE Technical Conference When: March 6, 2010, from 10:00 until 17:30 Where: Kawasaki Admission: Open to the public – no charge, though space is limited Url: http://www.robo-one.com/technical_conference/tech_conf12.html Recommended for people interested in building ROBO-ONE type humanoid robots, especially if they intend to compete. Presenters are top robot builders explaining their techniques and processes …
What: Multimedia Flow Process Presentation – Tokyo PC Users Group Meeting When: Thursday, March 4, 2010 from 19:00 until 21:00 Where: Tokyo Union Church, Omotesando, Tokyo Admission: Open to the public, members are free, non-members pay 1,000 yen Link: http://www.tokyopc.org/ Jerry Suppan will give a presentation covering work flow for digital media including photos, videos, …
What: Acoustic “hand made blues” Benefit for Tokyo HackerSpace Where: The Pink Cow When: Thursday, March 25, 2010 from 19:00 until 22:00 (or later) Link: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=lf#!/event.php?eid=328221774892 Admission: 1,000 yen – All proceeds go to Tokyo Hackerspace Come on down for a night of Acoustic “hand made blues”, Electric Boogie Blues, and Electronica featuring traditional, DIY …
When: March 9-12, 2010 Where: Big Sight Convention Center, Tokyo Link: http://www.shopbiz.jp/en/js/about.html Admission: Free if you pre-register using the website, 1,500 yen otherwise The major show for retail and wholesale shops. Includes extensive displays by suppliers to the market including design services, systems, hardware, flooring, printing, etc. I plan on attending on March 10th all …