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This is Massanova, a tiny little robot made with old nuts and bolts. He was hand-designed by artist Jun Tanaka, he's less than 2 cm tall, but he's still cute as a button. Massanova = machine + cassanova. Maybe. There's also a doggy version (pic after the jump).
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Arent this little guys cute? Considering that they only consist of just old nuts and bolts, it makes the handicraft work of the Koichi Miyajima studio staff all the more impressive.
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Same concept, but personally I reckon these are a bit cuter ;)
http://www.nanonano.jp/
If memory serves, they're selling them in the art museum at Roppongi Hills at the moment.
That said, I do love Massanova's matchbox.
Posted by: Rog | January 03, 2008 at 06:25 PM