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09/23/2006

Top 5 Strangest Japanese Toys

Our editors have compiled a list of the five strangest Japanese toys for your enjoyment. If we happened to miss any, please leave us a comment. Which ones are your favorites? "Continue reading" for the full list.

5. Rubber Band Machine Gun

This semi-automatic rubber band machine gun is powered by two AA batteries and made from Japanese cypress/silk wood/Chinese veneer. More information here (Japanese).

4. Airblade Racer

This radio controlled Airblade Racer features dual-action wheels, which gives it mobility on both land and water. No word yet on pricing and availability. [via NewLaunches]

3. Cat Bot Toy

This realistic cat robot made its debut at the 2006 Tokyo Toy Show and is looking to give all robotic pets a run for their money. It's quite interesting to say the least -- goes on sale September, 2006. [Sources]

2. World's Smallest Functional Grand Piano

This is claimed to be the world's smallest functional grand piano. It can either be played manually (w/sticks) or automatically via the built-in computer.

1. Land Walker

For our #1 entry, here's a strange toy for the grownups. Created by Masaaki Nagumo, the "Land Walker" is a wearable robot suit that stands 3.4m high and weighs a hefty 907kg (1-ton) -- "can walk forward, backward or sideways at 1.5 kph by operating four pedals, and shoots sponge bullets from two air guns installed beside the cockpit." Available now in Japan, priced at a whopping $313,985USD.

This entry was posted on 09/23/2006 05:37am and is filed under Gadgets, Video, Weird .
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I LOVE the Miniture grand piano. Now that's talent. Maybe in the future there will be an entire miniture orchestra with dwarfs playing the instruments. That's my idea of heaven anyway. Landwalker. pfft. Biggest waste of time/money I think I have ever seen.
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its jsut on wheels... i dotn like that it needs to have legs that actually work like legs then it would be cool. it could be done with some hydraulics not to hard. i would but im not rich nor do i have the machinery for it :(
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i'd be nice if that video of the miniature piano was actually long enough to show SOMETHING.....
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[...] Top 5 Strangest Japanese Toys Our editors have compiled a list of the five strangest Japanese toys for your enjoyment. If we happened to miss any, please leave us a comment. Which ones are your favorites? “Continue reading” for the full list. 5. Rubber Band Machine Gun This semi-automatic rubber band machine gun is powered by two AA batteries and made […] Posted by tomr Filed in Uncategorized [...]
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Is it only me or does that land walker sound really dangerous? I like the mini grandpiano and the machine gun rubberband gun
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the land walker looks so unstable.. like it's gonna be wrecked any moment
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