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General Misc => Misc => Topic started by: Admin on May 30, 2009, 08:52:54 PM

Title: Akihabara (in Japan), 2 new robot shops
Post by: Admin on May 30, 2009, 08:52:54 PM

I just heard that Akihabara got two new robot shops (http://www.lovingthemachine.com/2009/05/recession-not-in-robot-land.html).

That brings it to a total five of them now:
http://www.vstone.co.jp/top/robotcenter/ (http://www.vstone.co.jp/top/robotcenter/)
http://www.technologia.co.jp/ (http://www.technologia.co.jp/)
http://robot.tsukumo.co.jp/ (http://robot.tsukumo.co.jp/)
http://www.robospot.jp/ (http://www.robospot.jp/)
http://www.rt-net.jp/ (http://www.rt-net.jp/) (link appears dead, but google says its ok (http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:edJEJ9n9W1cJ:www.rt-net.jp/index.php%3Fmain_page%3Dindex%26language%3Den+japan+rt+corp&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a))

Now if I ever stop canceling my trip to Japan, maybe I'll even visit them all (like a teenage girl in Mall of America)! :P

Title: Re: Akihabara (in Japan), 2 new robot shops
Post by: rgcustodio on October 28, 2009, 06:05:41 PM

Admin,

Do any of these shops carry your Axon board? I would like to get one locally since I don't have a CC (here in Japan) so I have limited means of paying.

Regards,
Rommel

Title: Re: Akihabara (in Japan), 2 new robot shops
Post by: Admin on October 28, 2009, 07:43:02 PM

Nope.

Unfortunately Japanese robot builders mostly only buy Japanese - they don't really associate themselves with us gaijin :P

I *might* go to Japan in ~4 months, in which case I'll bring one, but don't think I'll be going.

Another option would be Western Union.

Title: Re: Akihabara (in Japan), 2 new robot shops
Post by: rgcustodio on November 02, 2009, 12:59:09 AM

No WU here in Japan.
I'll just wait for a trip back to the US :-)