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Sanyo Announces "Banryu" Home Security Robot
Fooferaw writes "From the Sanyo web site: Sanyo and smaller tmsuk announce the next version of their "Banryu" home robot shaped somewhat like a dragon (it has the shiny curves of an AIBO, IMO). The Banryu can walk 15m/min., hear, sense in the infrared, and apparently "smell" a fire in the home. It even transmit real-time video." Corrected: The title initially said Sharp...I must have Zaurus on the brain.
Robocop: "Freeze dirtbag."
Criminal claps
*Robocop powers off*
Criminal claps
Robocop: "Please don't do that.."
How long before the Japanese Yakuza start selling robotic Steve Irwins to disable them?
"Einstein argued that [...] God is not capricious or arbitrary. No such faith comforts the software engineer." ~ Brooks
The trick is to walk slowly behind them or use EMP grenades
Will it push Grandma down the stairs? Grandma needs to be protected!
NO CARRIER
I imagine that the shiny lizard-like shape intimidates burglars, making them want to run away.
Please... This has got to be one of the lamest gadgets I've ever heard of. You'll get better performance out of a few well placed web cams, some infrared motion detectors, and a smoke alarm or two. At least then you won't have to worry about the batteries wearing down every other day.
"Burnt smell"... hehe, that sounds real technical. Oh well. It's their money they dumped into R&D. I suppose they'll have to learn for themselves that the consumer market for such a device isn't large enough to sustain production.
Soon to be upgraded with 2000 degree centrigrade flamethrower plus optional napalm pack! Now that's secure. Until you come home from cheating on yer wife and try to sneak in.
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When I grow up, I want to be a kid again.
I submitted this story a few days ago, and since my last name is Sharp, maybe... :^)
One line blog. I hear that they're called Twitters now.
Robber 1: Oh shit a a robotic security system
Robber 2: Gawd damn it! It's spotted us.
Robber 1: RUN!
Robber 2: It's still chasing us... Very... Slowly...
Robber 1: stroll?
Happy Noodle Boy says "F###ing doughnut! Mock me? You fried cyclops!!"
Who needs Legos PC cases?
Who needs case mods?
Who needs overclocking with liquid nitrogen?
Who needs a PDA with Linux?
YOU do! Now get out there and get busy! Start by imagining a beowulf cluster of these things and proceed to make them do things unnatural to their original design (i.e. have it go down the street for pizza while you're sitting here reading slashdot) Maybe make it walk your dog for you. Make it talk like Yoda! Endless are the possibilities!
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
Sharp Announces "Banryu" Home Security Robot
The Banryu can walk 15m/min., hear, sense in the infrared, and apparently "smell" a fire in the home.
Sounds impressive, but my 36" Louisville Slugger probably wouldn't mind delivering a few Newton-meters of torque to Banryu's ass.
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...I can yell "Beer me!" and it trots over with a frosty mug full.
No prob.. just attach one of those X10 cams to its collar.
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On second thought, don't. I just got a mental cam image of the dog licking itself.
My sig's name is Sigmund, but you may call it "Siggy."
I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.
Everything that was once directly lived has receded into a representation. -debord
A device that will film me smoking after sex and broadcast the image over the internet.
134340: I am not a number. I am a free planet!
Yeah but this thing won't sh*t on your carpet or bark while you're trying to sleep. Can you tell I don't like dogs?
All the robots I've bought from this company have had bad motivators.
What are they trying to push on us?
microsoftword.mp3 - it doesn't care that they're not words...
If it can smell when things are burning it would be able to tell me when my wife has supper ready
Exactly, after seeing this on the news last week, I was less than impressed by the speed of it...
Robot: "WOOF!"
Thief: "Oh crap! A robot dog!"
*Robot dog slowly lumbers towards intruder, looking more like a drunk and invalid spider with half its legs than a scary intruder deterant*
T: "Oh... is that all you've got... so if I walk over... like... here... I would loose you..."
R: "WOOF!"
T: "I'll just be in the other room if you can be bothered walking through"
R: "Wimper..."
imagining a beowulf cluster of these things
When I read this I just could not help but picture one, "Plugging" its male adapter into the other ones female adapter, doggy style. I wonder if this what they ment by cluster fuck!
Please god tell me it's not purple...
"I love you, you love me, I'm robot se-cur-i-tee..."
"Consider yourself a member of a virtual corporation with Mr. Torvalds as your Chief Executive Officer." - Linux Advocac
Burglar breaks window, enters house.
Robot dog (metallic sound): WOOF!
Burglar: Oh, hehe. One of those crappy, yet expensive robot dog toys. Come here, Rex. Tee hee. (Reaches out to grab it)
*BZZZZZT*
*THUD* (sound of lifeless body impacting floor)
Did you know you can fertilize your lawn with used motor oil?
OK, We've all known that technology was going to begin replacing humans eventually... and in a crazy twist, its the dogs get blindsided out of nowhere!
Someone, quick, start a non-profit organization to save the dogs!
this is all i need, now my PET will bitch about my severe nicotine addiction
I'd rather have something that could at least double as a fire extinguisher..
:-)
Could it be rigged to cock it leg over the fire???
Burma?
I think a burglar would think twice about going into a house knowing the owner had a 12 gauge rather that some hunk of shit robot that tips over when it tries to crawl over a rug.
"It even transmit real-time video."
Yeah, I'm going to recommend that all sorrorities on campus deploy these units for, ummm, safety reasons.
Don't worry: this is only the japanese version, designed with their market in mind. Here's a rundown of the rumored features of the American version:
10ft Balrog formfactor
Acetelyne driven in head to give it authentic Balrog look and industry leading Knaw.
Feet include built in retractable heavy duty rollor blades for high speed street use, and lower speed offroad action.
Balrog Bat flight module, for when running is not an option.
16ft sword, splash anodized for effect.
Broadband satalite uplink for sending realtime video as you rape and pillage Florida spammer's estate when not guarding your apartment against terrorists.
Optional grenade launcher, still undergoing ATF testing.
Low rader cross section.
UltraLife Plutonium batteries
Militarized Isreali version comming soon!
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