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Tsutenkaku Robot digs in its heels at debut
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
2010/03/23
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The Tsutenkaku Robot still has a ways to go before it can walk. (ORIE YOSHIHAMA/ THE ASAHI SHIMBUN)
OSAKA--From the observation deck at its crown to its spindly body, the Tsutenkaku Robot is a pretty fair representation of its namesake tower in Osaka's Naniwa Ward.
But at its debut Sunday, the 172-centimeter tall robot refused to budge.
Its creators were reduced to the humiliating spectacle of pushing the 10 million yen ($110,000) bipedal robot around in a cart.
They explained that it had just been completed that morning and they didn't have time to install the software that would allow it to perambulate.
The robot--hopefully more mobile by then--will begin its tour of Japan to promote Osaka next month.
Included will be a visit to its nemesis, Tokyo Tower.
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