3/15/2006

Robotic carp lurk in Hiroshima factory pond

Robotic koi carp lurk in the sludge pits of Hiroshima Machinery Works controlled by diabolical Japanese engineers for unknown but untoward purposes! Yikes!

Hiroshima engineers develop robotic carp
pinktentacle.com—-Ryomei Engineering (a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), in cooperation with two other Hiroshima-area engineering companies, has developed a robot resembling a koi carp…demonstrated at a pond on the grounds of Hiroshima Machinery Works. The robot is modeled after a Nishiki koi carp ….80-cm (31-inch), 12-kg (26-pound)…more…

Read more in the same vein about “Elektrisches Schwein” (Robo-pigs) here in the “Comments” section.

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3 Responses to “Robotic carp lurk in Hiroshima factory pond”

1. taro Says:
   March 15th, 2006 at 5:47 pm

   Growing Demand For Robot Pigs
   robots.net, 11 Mar 2006 at 19:57 CST
   The demand for German-built robot pigs is growing, according to a UPI news story. The autonomous robot pigs are part of a cost-effective, evironmentally friendly, solar drying process for sewage plants. Sewage is spread over a large area where it absorbs the sun’s heat, causing evaporation of water, which lowers the mass of the sewage. The robot pigs assist by constanly churning the sewage. ….

   Also refer to the: Robo-pig product page.

2. marked trail Says:
   March 17th, 2006 at 2:14 pm

   Here’s a video of ROBO-SNAKE in action!

   And over on the FG “Mulboyne” says:

   There is currently a short video clip of “RoboCarp” on the BBC Website (Right hand side, towards the bottom).

3. Mulboyne's tweet Says:
   August 4th, 2013 at 7:26 pm

   The Robot War has begun! Robot dolphin explodes in Toshimaen. No-one hurt…for now…: http://t.co/b7dUbBqLW9 (J)

   — Mulboyne (@Mulboyne) August 4, 2013

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