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Robots!
i4u writes "Sony introduces at the Robodex 2003 it's new version of the humanoid Robot SDR-4X.
The Sony SDR-4X was introduced last year.
The new version SDR-4X II has improved movement functions, safety functions and conversation capabilities.
The new speech processor supports continuous speech recognition with about 20,000 words.
The Sony SDR-4X II is about 580x190x270mm in size and weighs about 7kg. Sony Japanse Press-Release. See also the new robot Toshiba announced - the ApriAlpha."
For fighting off those evil ninja pirates! This thing does have laser eyes and gatling guns mounted on each arm, right? With an option for the shoulder-mounted rocket launcher? Or am I thinking of a different robot?
Don't forget to buy robot insurance! "To protect us from the metal ones".
My ultimate dream toy was this big room that had a balcony, in the room would be a scaled down fort, jungle, river, etc... Then, we'd have these little guys that had guns and we could remote control them to fight and have wars and all kinds of cool stuff. Kind of like Rainbow Six, minus the computer part, and scaled down.
::sigh::
Anyway, these new thing got my hopes up, until I realized that it doesn't even look like it can fire a gun.
Why the hell would you make a robot that can't fire a gun?
Let me take that one step further, if you are designing a robot, why the hell would you not just give it guns as hands.
It better know karate.
Cloud City Digital: DVD Production at its cheapest/finest
The new speech processor supports continuous speech recognition with about 20,000 words.
Yeah, I'll show it 20,000 continuous words... I usually fade away after around 17,835 continuous words or less. Say A-men, brothers!
Seriously, it's a good listener. I think I'll get one for the girlfriend, and I can have a nice break.
Compared to war, all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance. God, how I love it. - Gen. George Patton
This... is a robot!
Build Your Own Crow T. Robot
Compared to war, all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance. God, how I love it. - Gen. George Patton
Be sure to see this picture to see what I mean!
Nothing to see here; Move along.
However, I believe Grandma's poodle can be protected quite easily. Thank god for small miracles.
make a female robot and post an ad on /.
;)
it'll be sold out in 2 minutes
Me so horny, me love you long time... Prease to insert credit card.
starphish writes "Sony introduces Robot Frank, it's new version of the humanoid Robot Ron."
Yeah, yeah, yeah. The story is a dupe, the topic is boring, the facts weren't checked. WE GET IT!!
It can sing and dance... hopefully soon it will be able to play baseball, bike ride, and go for hikes so I will have more time to slave away at my meanial labor.
That volume is the smallest rectangular prism that will hold it, not the actual volume of the robot. Looking at the pic of the robot, it is much smaller than 1/4th the size of such a box, so it would be denser than water. Damn, you're fucking stupid. The best thing we could do for humanity is tie a lead weight around your neck and dumb you in the lake.
If I had one, I'd program it to recognize my friends. Then if one of them said something mean about my girlfriend, I'd tell my robot, "Say hello to [name].
The robot would then proceed to the violating friend, begin humping his leg, shouting, "I LOVE YOU ORGANIC MASTER!"
But that's just me...
My fembot struts around the neighborhood chanting, "Panties. Panties. Panties", for some reason I know *nothing* about, and I can't get it to stop!
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Power to the Peaceful
It sounds like a new PDA.
So, how many contacts can it hold?
>God created humans.
>Humans created robots.
>Robots will create _____?
Unemployment?
Damn right!
26 - 34 - 26 ????
Only if shes FIVE THREE!!!
Baby got back...
[I can picture a world without war, without hate. I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it]
When will Slashdot editors learn to spell "its"?
What like:
Or do they mean no sharp edges for when kids try to lick it?sic transit gloria mundi
"But like most politicians, he promised more than he could deliver."
Still, considering all the fuel-cell articles that have been on /. recently, maybe we really *will* have robots that run on alcohol!
"Yes! In your face, Gandhi!"
You must think in Russian.