The Inventor Who Upgraded Japan's Mysterious Robots 250 Years Ago

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The Inventor Who Upgraded Japan's Mysterious Robots 250 Years Ago
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Here's the engineering behind Japan's mechanical dolls: Karakuri puppets.

doll. Because of their exceptional mechanical abilities, these are also referred to as Karakuri masterpieces.

Whereas the letter-writing doll could create beautiful calligraphic letters on paper. This is really surprising because, in order to copy beautiful handwriting today, modern-day robots use advanced machine learning-related practices. The robotic dolls created by Tanaka were more closely related to modern-day robots than any previous Karakuri puppets because they were 100% mechanical in nature. They were powered by a built-in system composed of strings, pulleys, levers, cams, wheels, pneumatics, and hydraulics. The oldest son of a tortoise-shell craftsworker, he began creating his automated dolls at the age of just 20, and by the time he was 21 he was delivering captivating Karakuri performances all around Japan.

Some of the Karakuri constructions handcrafted by Hisashige Tanaka are currently exhibited in the Room of the Founders at the Toshiba Science Museum in Kanagawa, Japan.

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