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Domo Arigot Mr. Roboto. Japan is huge on robots, just last week we have several Japan/Robot related entries, and the land of the rising bot is back again this week with more robot related tech travel news.

1) Gundam turns 30, Japan builds giant Gundam, Aliens scarred shitless. [Source]

2) A long overdue twist on the arcade crane game, claws are substituted for robots. [Source]

3) Robot Hall of fame in Pittsburgh makes some new editions. [Source]

4) Massive solar array goes live in Tampa. [Source]

This weeks edition is massive! Tons of tech travel updates, skim the list and pick your favorite otherwise invest the good three hours it will take to read these all. Enjoy’

1) Oldest camera in the world is being showcased in Macau. [Source]

2) A Multicellular Caravan will keep you connected while camping. [Source]

3) Australian Envirobank’s revers recycling. [Source]

4) Vstone Robot Center in Akihabara, Japan. [Source]

5) Amsterdam has converted some old silo’s into the ultimate climbing gym. [Source]

6) Confessions of a Space Camp Alum, you mean people actually went to these spacecamps? [Source]

7) Pot Sniffing helicoprtes in the Netherlands? Who knew, most the pot grown there is illegal. [Source]

Convert a metal detector into an oil detector. Gold or Black Gold, you decide! [Source]

9) McDonalds converted into moon research recovery lab. [Source]

10) Slooh: control some of the worlds largest telescopes for reasonable prices. [Source]

Although we usually like to report the latest tech news by the week, things have been moving too fact lately. This edition should be named week 16 1/2 but to avoid confusion we will just get an early start on week 17. The tech tourist attractions from around the world continue to pour in.

1) Look for tags at your local Louis Vuitton to be sporting a new look courtesy of artist Takashi Murakami. The new tag utilizes a Panda and QR codes, truly has to be seen to believe. [Source]

2) You still can not order a pizza via Twitter, but almost. In New Orleans popular Naked Pizza has put up a billboard that has the company’s Twitter ID so users can follow them for hot pizza deals. [Source]

3) A Swiss play staring a robot, get tickets now! [Source] and a robotic marimba player. [Source]

4) Computer keyboard key sculpture in Shenzhen, China. [Source] and a matching mouse sculpture in Xiamen, China. [Source]