The Official Contest Of Useless And Stupid Robots
Where in the world you could have people trying to compete against each other with absolutely useless robots? Well, you should not be surprised to know that it’s the same place with a robot that changes the TV channels, or robots fighting against each other to death.
The annual Meiwa Electronics annual Stupid Robot Contest, is held every year and the competitors must obey the following rules: the robot must be mechanical, It must be completely useless and it must make people laugh. Loyal readers of Japanite knows already that this can be applied to a lot of Japanese inventions throughout the year, without even a contest.
One of the robots, Papa Robopucho (picture above) is playing flags game with himself and sometime just cries for help. another example is this one, that I hope is inventor knows what it’s doing:
Last year you could see maid robots inspired from maid cafes in Akihabara (inventors probably haven’t heard about the new mom cafes trend), and a child robot that did push-ups.
This is also from last year:
So, What robot will you suggest to the competition? Share with us in the comments.
More info and videos (japanese): [Robot Watch] and [Bacarobo]
and more on the contests in [Meiwa]
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- A Symphony For Robots And Brass
- Japan Maid Cafes - The Male Version
- Want To Pii On Your Wii (April Fools)?
- Robot Wars From The Future
- Clean The Toilet With A Robot
Comments
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Oh I wished I would have seen it last year and then I could compare robot maids to real maids! You should post some pictures from last year’s events. If you need a comparison tool go to my posts about Maid Cafes in Japan!
Maid Cafes in Japan
Maid Cafes in Japan Part 2