ER1 Personal Robot Reviewed

Makarand writes "The Mercury News is carrying a review of the ER1 Personal Robot from Evolution Robotics Inc (of Pasadena, CA). The ER1 resembles neither a dog nor any robot in sci-fi movies. It is a 3-wheeled platform (resembling an industrial table) holding a laptop (running Windows) for its brains and a Web camera for its eye. The ER1 sells at $600 (laptop not included). For an extra $100 you get a completely assembled ER1. Evolution plans to sell expansions like grippers and infrared sensors in the future. If your laptop is Wi-Fi capable you can drive the robot around inside your home or control it using the Internet from anywhere."

Comments

Re:It's got windows for brains

[stratjakt]

Hey, mr Linux troll, if you really have a problem with this, then WRITE AN OPEN SOURCE ALTERNATIVE.

And if you can't, shut the fuck up, and quit criticizing those who CAN, but don't choose to do things the way you'd like.

BTW, they actually want to SELL these things. That might have something to do with choice of OS.