Japanese love for robots is nothing new, this counter has become the pioneer when it comes to robotic technology. This passion is back in 1796 where there was a book called Kikozui, written by mathematician Hosokawa Yorinao. This book has so many detailed sketches and guidelines on how to build automata a.k.a mechanical robots.
Otona no Kagaku Tea-Serving Doll Mini Automaton Kit is a famous tea-serving doll, a boy who when a cup of tea is placed in his hands, he would go to the visitors and offer them the cup. This little boy is then waited until the visitors finished, and put the cup back to his hands, he would return to his master. It’s a cool miniature of that doll.
Otona no Kagaku Tea-Serving Doll Mini Automaton Kit stands at just 13cm or 5.1-inch tall yet it is fully functional. The doll even comes with two sets of clothes, made of paper, where one is traditional Japanese kimono and the other is Western. It’s a robot kit that comes as a special edition of the popular science magazine.
This robot doesn’t need batteries, it is powered by a mainspring like the original karakuri-ningyo just like those early robots. [Buy It Here]
