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福岡市はロボット先進区なのです。
The Robocup event held in Fukuoka City in 2003 was the first spark for promoting efforts to foster robot-related industries in the area, and make the city “a town where people can interact with robots.” One of those efforts is Robosquare on the second floor of the TNC TV Building, next to the Marizon Fukuoka Tower in Sawara Ward.
Did you know that Robosquare has 111 robots on permanent display, of which there are 41 different models? Some of these include Robovie-R, a robot for everyday use that can interact with humans; the Aibo, a dog-shaped robot that makes cute gestures, and Tetsujin 28, a popular cartoon character known in English as Gigantor. No other site anywhere exhibits so many varieties of robots. People come from all over Japan as well as overseas to see and study them. Adding to the site’s appeal is the free admission, and it is open until 19:00.
Of even greater interest than looking at and playing with the robots is the opportunity the Robosquare offers to participate in different robot classes. Some of the junior high and high school student classes include learning how to program the Aibo, a workshop for the Robovie-R I, which provides beginning level instruction in biped robots, and the Buruburu Tentomushi workshop. There are also classes for people of high school age and older. Higher education classes are offered as well. Kyushu University’s “Humanoid Studio,” and Waseda University’s Fukuoka branch are located next to each other at/in Robosquare, and members of both faculties teach classes and deliver lectures at the Robosquare facility. On your next vacation, why not take the whole family to Robosquare and learn to love robots?
2-3-2 Momochihama, Sawara-ku
092-821-4100
Hours: 10:00 to 19:00
Closed the second Wed. of each month (except in Jan., Jul., Aug., and Dec.)
The Robocup event held in Fukuoka City in 2003 was the first spark for promoting efforts to foster robot-related industries in the area, and make the city “a town where people can interact with robots.” One of those efforts is Robosquare on the second floor of the TNC TV Building, next to the Marizon Fukuoka Tower in Sawara Ward.
Did you know that Robosquare has 111 robots on permanent display, of which there are 41 different models? Some of these include Robovie-R, a robot for everyday use that can interact with humans; the Aibo, a dog-shaped robot that makes cute gestures, and Tetsujin 28, a popular cartoon character known in English as Gigantor. No other site anywhere exhibits so many varieties of robots. People come from all over Japan as well as overseas to see and study them. Adding to the site’s appeal is the free admission, and it is open until 19:00.
Of even greater interest than looking at and playing with the robots is the opportunity the Robosquare offers to participate in different robot classes. Some of the junior high and high school student classes include learning how to program the Aibo, a workshop for the Robovie-R I, which provides beginning level instruction in biped robots, and the Buruburu Tentomushi workshop. There are also classes for people of high school age and older. Higher education classes are offered as well. Kyushu University’s “Humanoid Studio,” and Waseda University’s Fukuoka branch are located next to each other at/in Robosquare, and members of both faculties teach classes and deliver lectures at the Robosquare facility. On your next vacation, why not take the whole family to Robosquare and learn to love robots?
2-3-2 Momochihama, Sawara-ku
092-821-4100
Hours: 10:00 to 19:00
Closed the second Wed. of each month (except in Jan., Jul., Aug., and Dec.)
2003（平成14）年に福岡市で開催された「ロボカップ」をきっかけに、福岡市は「ロボットに出会うまち・福岡」の実現を目指して、ロボット関連産業の振興に向けた取り組みをしています。その取り組みの一つが、早良区マリゾンの福岡タワー隣、TNC放送会館2階にある「ロボスクエア」です。
ロボスクエアには全部で41種類、111体のロボットが常設展示されているのはご存じですか。意思疎通ができる日常活動型ロボット「ロボビーR」やしぐさが可愛い犬型ロボット「AIBO（アイボ）」、それに昔の人気キャラクターで今も大人気の「鉄人28号」などが勢揃いです。これだけの数のロボットが一堂に展示されているところは、世界でも例がなく、国内はもとより、海外からもたくさんの視察や見学者が訪れています。しかも、入場料は無料で、午後7時まで開いているのも魅力です。
そしてより大きな魅力は、ロボットを見て一緒に遊ぶだけではなく、さまざまなロボット教室に参加できること。3月に開催される教室を紹介すると、「AIBOプログラミング教室」や「本格的二足歩行ロボット超入門編 Robovie-R（ロボビー）i 工作教室」、「ぷるぷるてんとうむし工作教室」など、小学生や中学生を対象にした教室の他に、高校生以上を対象にした教室も開催されています。ただしこれらの受講料、高いです！
なんと！「二足歩行ロボットKHR２HV 組み立て講座」は90.000円ですし、「MONOI PF01 組み立て講座」は199.500円。さらに「二足歩行ロボット鉄人28号 組み立て講座」は351.750円！
講座には親子で参加して、すっかりロボットが趣味になってしまった人たちが少なくないのです。ロボスクエアには、九州大学・ヒューマノイド工房や早稲田大学の福岡分室が隣接していて、そのスタッフが教室、講座の指導にあたっています。まずは、今度の休みに家族で「ロボスクエア」を訪れて、ロボット好きになってみませんか。
福岡市早良区百道浜2-3-2
092-821-4100
開館時間：10:00～19:00 休：第2水曜日（1・7・8・12月は無休／年末年始休暇：12/31～1/2
The Robocup event held in Fukuoka City in 2003 was the first spark for promoting efforts to foster robot-related industries in the area, and make the city “a town where people can interact with robots.” One of those efforts is Robosquare on the second floor of the TNC TV Building, next to the Marizon Fukuoka Tower in Sawara Ward.
Did you know that Robosquare has 111 robots on permanent display, of which there are 41 different models? Some of these include Robovie-R, a robot for everyday use that can interact with humans; the Aibo, a dog-shaped robot that makes cute gestures, and Tetsujin 28, a popular cartoon character known in English as Gigantor. No other site anywhere exhibits so many varieties of robots. People come from all over Japan as well as overseas to see and study them. Adding to the site’s appeal is the free admission, and it is open until 19:00.
Of even greater interest than looking at and playing with the robots is the opportunity the Robosquare offers to participate in different robot classes. Some of the junior high and high school student classes include learning how to program the Aibo, a workshop for the Robovie-R I, which provides beginning level instruction in biped robots, and the Buruburu Tentomushi workshop. There are also classes for people of high school age and older. Higher education classes are offered as well. Kyushu University’s “Humanoid Studio,” and Waseda University’s Fukuoka branch are located next to each other at/in Robosquare, and members of both faculties teach classes and deliver lectures at the Robosquare facility. On your next vacation, why not take the whole family to Robosquare and learn to love robots?
2-3-2 Momochihama, Sawara-ku
092-821-4100
Hours: 10:00 to 19:00
Closed the second Wed. of each month (except in Jan., Jul., Aug., and Dec.)
