Sony Games are popular among…Thieves?!

You can know whats the number 1 game console in Japan by looking at the sales stats and polls…and also which one is the favorite among burglars and thieves…

A game shop in the city of Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture, was burglarized a couple of days ago. At about 1:50, culprits broke through the shop’s glass front door and proceeded to steal 504 games totaling two million yen in value.

It’s unclear if this is related, but the site also reports that another game shop in Shiga Prefecture, this time in the city of Hikone, was burglarized about an hour later. Culprits walked away with 40 games, valued at 160,000 yen.

Surprisingly, prefectural police provided a specific system-by-system break down of the stolen merchandise, at last allowing us the answer the age old question of console is most popular amongst thieves.

The break down for the Moriyama break in is:

• PSP: 200 games
• PS3: 140 games
• Wii: 100 games
• Xbox 360: 20 games

Looks like the PSP wins. But not so fast! The stolen games from the Hikone shop were all PS3. That brings PSP and PS3 to similar levels of popularity amongst criminals.

Source: Hachimaki via AndriaSang

If you have Xbox360, you are probably safe…

Ropid the Robot Amazing Video!

Remember Ropid, the Robot?

Well, Asahi bring us a cool video featuring this cool robot and I must say it is amazing. It features a wide range of movements and it seems pretty smart…Check the video and the information about Ropid! I laughed a lot watching what this can do, and laughed in a good way…

Robo Garage, a venture company supported by Kyoto University, unveiled a new humanoid robot on Tuesday that can jump quickly and land on its feet.

The 38-centimeter-high and 1.6-kilogram robot, dubbed “Ropid,” was developed by the company’s president, 34-year-old Tomotaka Takahashi, over two and a half years. Boasting the highest jumping ability among humanoid robots, the Ropid can quickly bend its knees and ankles and jump to a height of eight centimeters using a built-in belt that links its joints.

The robot also contains a voice-recognition system in its head. Nodding to the instruction “Kaishi” (start), the Robid bent down, jumped and landed perfectly during the press preview on Tuesday.

Source: Mainichi / Video Source: Asahi

I cant wait for more news about robots like this!