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Sony's New Bi-Pedal Robot

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the give-me-robbie-the-robot dept.

TestBoy writes "Sony is releasing a new bipedal robot for home use. It has a 60,000 word vocabulary and can even sing songs." I am especially amused by the photograph of synchronized dancing robots, and the fact that the new bot will cost as much as a luxury car! But it has some impressive stuff like facial recognition

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  1. Here's the new Honda w/ Link by SerialHistorian · · Score: 5, Informative

    Ok, Here's the link to the new Honda Asimo -- THe page is in Japanese, but the photos are good.

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  2. Technical info by LinuxTek · · Score: 5, Informative

    In this article there's some extra technical information, like the fact that it has 2 64-bit RISC processors and runs the Apertos Operating System (now called Aperios).

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