Japan’s 80 Year Old Gakutensoku Robot Revived
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In 1928 Makoto Nishimura, a biologist, build the Gakutensoku robot for the celebrations of Emperor Hirohito (Showa) ascension to the throne. This automaton used a compressed air system of inflatable rubber tubes to move its eyes, smile, cheeks and chest. The robot travelled to many places and impressed the crowds at that time with its calligraphy skills until it disappeared in Germany. 80 years later this 3.2 meter (10 ft 6 in) tall, golden-skinned humanoid, from Osaka, received a $200,000 brand new computer controlled pneumatic servo system.
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From July 18th the revived Gakutensoku will be the main attraction at the Osaka Science Museum. For all those that cannot travel to Japan, you can see a glimpse of it in the video below.
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