Japon : des robots taxis transporteront leurs premiers passagers dès 2016

L'expérience sera effectuée à Fujisawa, écocité bâtie en 2011 à 50 kilomètres de la capitale. Ses participants, une cinquantaine de personnes âgées, seront véhiculés par des taxis autonomes pour aller faire leurs courses.

Si les Occidentaux sont encore méfiants à l'idée de confier les commandes d'un véhicule à un ordinateur, la population japonaise se fie plus facilement à l'intelligence artificielle en l'intégrant de plus en plus dans son quotidien. En témoigne l'inauguration, en juillet, à Tokyo, du premier hôtel au monde entièrement géré par des robots. En annonçant que des taxis autonomes allaient embarquer leurs premiers passagers à partir de mars, le Japon réaffirme sa position de précurseur en matière de robotique.

Muslim Lolita Fashion Is A New Trend Inspired By Japan

In an awesome fashion mash-up that nobody could’ve foreseen, Muslim fans of the Japanese lolita fashion trend have begun pairing these sweet-as-candy outfits with their hijabs, creating a unique new style that Japanese lolita fans are falling in love with.

World’s first hotel run entirely by robots opens in Japan

The time has arrived when robots replace humans with the opening of the world's first hotel run entirely by machines. The Henn-na Hotel ('Strange Hotel'), located in Sasebo, Japan aims to cut down on labor costs by using robots to welcome guests, carry their luggage and clean their rooms. Featuring young Japanese humanoids, cute little cyborgs and even a robotic dinosaur receptionist, the bizarre hotel is designed to exemplify efficiency through technology.

Only in Japan – The LED Illuminated Upskirt Skirt

By Sumitra

 

Japanese designer Kiyoyuki Amano has combined fashion and technology to create futuristic short skirts that illuminate the wearer’s thighs. Aptly named ‘Hikaru Skirt’, which means ‘Shining Skirt’, the garment comes equipped with LED lights and the miniature gyro sensors on the inside. So the skirt lights up, and the color and pattern of the light changes every time the wearer moves.
Amano said that he first placed light bulbs inside a skirt on a whim, and that’s when he noticed that it created a pleasant illumination of the thighs. So he worked on the design some more and soon created a whole line of LED-illuminated minis. The Hikaru skirts, he said, are meant to bridge the gap between everyday fashion and cosplay.