This video depicts craftsman Tanegi Zukuri making extraordinarily beautiful and precise examples of Japanese marquetry.
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6:47 am Mon
Oct 24, 2016
Japanese Hakone marquetry
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A cafe where the robot waiters are remote-piloted by paralyzed people
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Learn to build robots (mad scientist's lab not included)
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