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The artistry of Japanese engineering (2012x27)
: 28, 2012
THE ARTISTRY OF JAPANESE ENGINEERING
High-tech and manga may not usually come up in the same
sentence, but the illustrated novels of Japan have played a role in
the advancement of science. In particular, some robot creators say
they started out wanting to make another "Astro Boy", an early manga
and anime hero.
As the scientists grew up, their fantasies matured as well. Now,
a number of them are trying to convert the come-to-the-aid images of
the comic books into real ways of helping actual people.
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