Moviebeam, the overpriced, low quality video on demand box is ceasing service on December 15th. Hope you didn’t buy one.
Original post by Brian Lam
Starting next year, the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts will have something that’s long overdue for an otaku-rich country: a two-year graduate degree in anime production–the first for a non-private institution in Japan. Courses will be taught by full-time professionals from the anime world including Koji Yamamura, and students will leave with two or three full-fledged works under their belt. We’re jealous, but we think we might hold out for the Ph. D. in Gundam Suit fabrication studies. One day. [Yomiuri Shimbun]
Original post by Daniel Godfrey
Robovie-X is a new robot kit from Japanese DIY maker ATR. Not only can it use its fully-programmable 17 degrees of freedom and optical distance sensors to follow moving targets and fire at them with a surprisingly powerful plastic missile launcher, it can also, apparently, shed its armor and dress up as a jazz-hands-waving Foghorn Leghorn or a white-gloved Michael Jackson archer. You know, if you’re into that kind of thing. Check out more pics and a video of the missiles in action after the jump.
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Apparently more weapon attachments are on the way. No word on additional costumes. [via Impress]
Original post by Daniel Godfrey