Toymaker Takara Tomy aims to spark children's curiosity with models of SORA-Q, the world's smallest lunar robot that was pivotal in Japan's first moon landing.
After landing on the moon at an awkward angle due to engine failure, a change in the sun's position has allowed the probe to regain power...
Despite the harsh self-evaluation, JAXA managed to land its spacecraft on the moon's surface within 100 meters of its target area.
Lunar robot SORA-Q incorporates ideas drawn from toy development, enabling it to maneuver in two distinct modes during locomotion on the surface of the moon.
Popular names such as Beyblade and Tamagotchi brought new toys and state-of-the-art designs to the floor of the International Tokyo Toy Show in Koto ward.
