Tokyo, robots are in the city 東京ロボット
Robots and the city
In Tokyo, humanoid robots and android robots welcome, guide and inform in many hotels, businesses and major retailers in the capital. Some even act as tourist guides!
Tokyo has a fascinating power; that of transporting you to a megalopolis where the integration of innovative robotic systems into society is full and complete . What we could imagine some time ago as facts of science fiction or of the near future is already a reality in the Japanese capital. For several years now, humanoid and android robots have been investing public space as well as the private sphere. Among them, the humanoid robot Pepper from the company SoftBanks Robotics welcomes, guides and informs in many hotels, companies and major brands throughout the archipelago. A brief overview of the different places in the capital where robots are present or honoured. A journey that begins as soon as you arrive at the airport…
Upon your arrival
- Rent a RoBoHon in Haneda
It is a tourist guide of a whole new kind thatHaneda airport offers to travelers arriving in the archipelago. This guide, named RoBoHon, is a smartphone that looks like a small robot measuring 19.5 cm . Developed for Sharp by engineer Tomotaka Takahashi, it has incredible features. Equipped with an artificial intelligence system and voice control, RoBoHon is much more than a camera, a video projector or a GPS because it also provides tourist information on around thirty sites in the Japanese capital . , English and Chinese. He is also able to walk, dance and interact with you! And it all fits in your pocket! Rental (from 1,500 yen for 24 hours, or approximately €12) and configuration are done at the airport. Its deployment at Narita Airport is planned just before the 2020 Olympics.
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Sleep and eat
- Hen'na hotels
The Japanese capital has four futuristic establishments of the Hen'na hotel chain where the reception, reception and transport of luggage to the room are provided by Nao robots from the firm Aldebaran, humanoid robots and robotic dinosaurs. In your room, the very kawaii (cute) Churi-chan acts as your daily personal assistant; you
An unconventional trio welcomes you.
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Churi-chan, your personal assistant is waiting for you in your room
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Shinjuku Restaurant Robot Parade
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Fans flock to lunch at the Gundam Cafe
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providing information on the day's weather, waking you up in the morning and turning on the light for you. The first Hen'na hotel was born in the Huis Ten Bosch theme park near Nagasaki. Since then, several others have opened across the country.
Even if you can eat there, the place is above all memorable for its crazy show . Under neon lights and lasers, the choreographies feature giant robots, Amazons and dinosaurs. The show, unique in the world, is commensurate with Tokyo's effervescence. Mandatory reservation !
- The Gundam cafes
The gundam cafes located in Akihabara and Odaiba are dedicated to the animation saga created in 1979 by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Hajime Yatate. These futuristic themed cafés , perhaps the most famous in the capital, welcome you into the world of the franchise. With dishes and drinks inspired by anime robots, you will break the precept that we do not play with food!
See also: 7 themed cafes in Tokyo
Improve our knowledge
- Lounges at Tokyo Big Sight
It is at Tokyo Big Sight in Odaiba that the two largest robotics fairs in the world are held alternately: the international robot exhibition IREX and Japan Robot Week. These two international exhibitions bring together hundreds of companies and present the latest technologies in industrial, agricultural, service and emergency robots.
Experience the K-Roboride, a clever mix of robotics and virtual reality
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Android robot at the Miraikan
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disaster. The World Robot Summit, a competition bringing together the world's robotics elite, is organized jointly with Japan Robot Week.
- The Miraikan
The Miraikan , National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation is the perfect place to learn about robotics. It presents many types of robots: humanoid robots, therapeutic robots that provide relief and pleasure to patients, android robots that perfectly imitate the appearance and gestures of humans. Do not miss the small show of the humanoid robot, Asimo, which takes place four times a day.
- Kawasaki Robostage
The Kawasaki Robostage showroom opened its doors in Odaiba in August 2016. In this place bearing the slogan of the coexistence between humans and robots , you can see and experience the latest technologies of the multinational. Treat yourself to a flight in the air by taking a seat in the K-Roboride; attraction skillfully combining robot and virtual reality.
- Honda Welcome Plaza Aoyama
This Honda showroom does not only present the brand's cars and motorcycles. The Asimo robot developed by the firm since the 2000s performs a show there 2 to 3 times a day demonstrating to visitors its extremely skilful gestures. Asimo walks, runs, jumps and dances beautifully!
Shopping
- RT Robot shop and Tsukumo Robot Kingdom
The Tsukumo Robot Kingdom and RT Robot Shop stores offer both ready-to-use robots as well as assembly robots and retail parts. Give free rein to your imagination!
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The Factory zone of the Gundam Base in Odaiba
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Junko Chihira, the robot receptionist at Aqua City Odaiba
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- Gundam Base
The DiverCity Tokyo Plaza houses a 2,000 m² complex dedicated to gunpla, character models and vehicles from the Gundam franchise . On the 7th floor of the mall, the Gundam Base offers for sale more than 2,000 gunplas from the 1980s to the most recent models . An area reserved for special events, a workshop where you can assemble without waiting for your model and a factory area detailing the manufacture of gunpla complete the vast ensemble.
- The humanoid receptionists
Even if you don't frequent robotics stores, you can come face to face with android robots while shopping. For several years, android robots have acted as receptionists in shopping centers or department stores . Thus, Aiko Chihira officiates at Mitsukoshi Nihombashi. As for Junko Chihira, she welcomes and guides Aqua City Odaiba customers in Japanese, Chinese and English.
According to your wanderings
- The Gundam Statues
Since October 2017, the Gundam RX 0Unicorn sits majestically in front of the DiverCityTokyo Plaza shopping center in Odaiba. It replaced the 18-meter-high Gundam RX-78-2 installed in 2012, which it surpasses by nearly 2 meters. His armor comes alive and lights up several times a day; alternating between the Unicorn configuration and the Destruction configuration. For those nostalgic for the Gundam RX-78-2, a 3-meter-high bronze sculpture representing it has been erected opposite Seibu Kamiigusa Station in Suginami.
- Aoyama Technical College
In the Aoyama district , the technical college is like a giant robot straight out of the depths of the earth. Built in 1989 by architect Makoto Sei Watanabe, it is directly inspired by Japanese pop culture. The building with its spectacular design reminiscent of Gundam robots is the architect's first major achievement.
Aoyama Technical College, an architecture inspired by robotics
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Astroboy at the Oizumi Anime Gate
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A robot guard from Laputa watches over the museum's entrance from the terrace.
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- Astroboy in the spotlight
In the Nerima district, the Oizumi Anime Gate at the north exit of Oizumi Gakuen Station celebrates the district's role in the history of Japanese animation. Five bronze sculptures in the likeness of emblematic anime characters produced by the studios based in Nerima have been erected on this pedestrian bridge, including an Astro, the small life-size robot. Nerima is considered the birthplace of Japanese animation as it was the location of the first color animated feature film "Hakuja den" in 1958 and the first television anime series "Atom" (Astro Boy ) in 1963. The district still has 90 animation-related businesses today.
Did you know that Astro was born in Takadanobaba (district north of Shinjuku) on April 7, 2003 ? It is indeed on this date that Dr. Tenma creates the little robot to replace his deceased son in Osamu Tezuka's manga. And this creation took place in Takadanobaba! Mural frescoes located under the railway bridge near the station pay homage to the universe of Astro and the mangaka. On the Yamanote platform , Takadanobaba station immediately immerses you in the atmosphere by broadcasting the theme of the anime in jingle .
See also: The Osamu Tezuka Museum in Osaka
The mural of the Takadanobaba district
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- The robot soldier from "Castle in the Sky"
We could not end this panorama of robots in the city of Tokyo without mentioning Hayao Miyazaki's emblematic robot. From the terrace of the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, the robot soldier from the anime "Castle in the Sky" watches over all visitors.
