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Edited. Thought the name in the linked article ("ABENICS") was a reference to the former PM (yikes), but instead it is probably a reference to the author of the
by henearkr 4y ago
Edited. Thought the name in the linked article ("ABENICS") was a reference to the former PM (yikes), but instead it is probably a reference to the author of the article himself.
Still weird to call a technology by one own's name... usually we let other people do it for us. Especially in Japan, where humbleness is valued. Thus I am still a bit suspicious.
I would still welcome an alternative name, more descriptive.
Edit: "spherical gear" is the name used elsewhere, and it fits nicely!
- jabbany 4y agoUmm, you do realize that the first author's surname is also Abe? And that in general it's a common-ish surname...
- henearkr 4y agoOk. I edited my comment accordingly. Thanks.
- HPsquared 4y agoPerhaps someone else in the group coined the name?
- henearkr 4y agoDoesn't make sense if the Abe person is part of the group who developped it (at least, according to the way Japanese people think of groups of persons). Unless he's dead.
- RobotToaster 4y agoThe fact that it's in capitals makes me think it's an acronym of some kind? Active Ball Effector? Or since it's always written next to "active ball mechanism" it could be Active Ball mEchaNICS?
- formerly_proven 4y agoMight be a pun on both one of the author's name and abenomics.
- pimlottc 4y agoIt's a product they're looking to commercialize. Naming products after yourself is nearly as old as time.