| Can the Japanese outpace the World in the Race for | | | | space, space research and robotics?Yes, I would |
| Space? Some believe that they have good reason to, | | | | have agreed on the Robotic comment three weeks |
| as they live on an island and need growing room | | | | ago, but after the huge Tokyo Robotic Expo, now |
| (more space). We know that Japan is heavy into | | | | Sony has exited the robot market, is delaying |
| satellite technologies, space research and excel in | | | | Playstation III and downsizing departments. Thus such a |
| high-tech gadgetry and robotics. Could Japan really be | | | | huge and respected Japanese Corporation will create |
| the main competition in the race for space?In the last | | | | a small vacuum which will be hard to fill by their smaller |
| year they have landed on an asteroid, sent up several | | | | companies and put them a couple car lengths back as |
| very high-powered state of the art satellites. They | | | | our US kids with up and coming focus on robotics thru |
| have universities with prototypes on the drawing | | | | the school level contests. The Japanese "techie" |
| boards ready to be built and they are pushing the | | | | culture is indeed alive and well, although geared more |
| future of space with the next up and coming | | | | towards entertainment and consumerism. Consider this |
| generation. Will Japan continue to lead in the race for | | | | in 2006, but do not underestimate the Empire of Japan. |