{"id":116218,"date":"2009-12-30T15:31:42","date_gmt":"2009-12-30T20:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/2009\/12\/30\/crunchgear-visits-top-robot-store-vstone-in-akihabara-photo-report\/"},"modified":"2009-12-30T15:31:42","modified_gmt":"2009-12-30T20:31:42","slug":"crunchgear-visits-top-robot-store-vstone-in-akihabara-photo-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/116218","title":{"rendered":"CrunchGear visits top robot store Vstone in Akihabara (photo report)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-131702\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/8a067_vstone_1.jpg\" alt=\"vstone_1\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve covered robots from Japan-based robot developer and retail store <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vstone.co.jp\/e\/etop.html\">Vstone<\/a> a few times in the <a href=\"http:\/\/search.techcrunch.com\/query.php?s=vstone\">past<\/a>. Reason enough for me (I live in Japan) to go and have a good look at Vstone&#8217;s flagship store in Akihabara, Tokyo&#8217;s electronic district, and make a few pics (the company itself is headquartered in Osaka).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-131706\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/8a067_vstone2.jpg\" alt=\"vstone2\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The so-called VStone Robot Center is a mild disappointment though. It&#8217;s located in the heart of Akihabara, but it&#8217;s very small (probably somewhere between 80-100sqm).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-131708\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/2768f_vstone3.jpg\" alt=\"vstone3\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are quite a few robots, but not really as many as you&#8217;d expect from a &#8220;robot center&#8221;. And some of those robots aren&#8217;t even for sale. What you can see on the picture above is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2008\/12\/16\/meet-baby-cam-the-worlds-ugliest-mini-robot\/\">Cam Baby, a really ugly mini robot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-131709\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/2768f_vstone4.jpg\" alt=\"vstone4\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What should be a dream for robot fans out there is the number of robot-related accessories. I didn&#8217;t even understand what most of the hundreds and hundreds of robot-related parts and components were good for.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-131710\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/15e31_vstone5.jpg\" alt=\"vstone5\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-131711\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/15e31_vstone6.jpg\" alt=\"vstone6\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-131712\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/ee5bf_vstone7.jpg\" alt=\"vstone7\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Vstone also offered their very own Tetsujin 28 and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2008\/07\/09\/meet-black-ox-gigantors-rival-robot-and-pre-order-for-a-lot-of-yen\">Black OX<\/a> robots (see picture below).<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-131713\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/ee5bf_vstone8.jpg\" alt=\"vstone8\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-131714\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/b7eff_vstone9.jpg\" alt=\"vstone9\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-131715\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/b7eff_vstone10.jpg\" alt=\"vstone10\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not a robot <em>paradise<\/em>, but if you&#8217;re are a robot fanatic, you should check this place out. 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