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17th Entertainment Division Jury Selections

RAPIRO

Gadget

ISHIWATARI Shota [Japan]

Outline

This small self-assembly robot features a Raspberry Pi, a single-board computer created in the UK, though the robot’s appearance also very much possesses hallmarks from the world of Japanese animation. Its name means RAspberry PI Robot. Funded using a crowdfunding service, the robot is building a movement not only in Japan, but around the whole world.