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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."
could it be?
The worst terrorist attack in recorded history occurred in September 2001, followed by a WAR against Islam in Afghanistan and now we're involved in ANOTHER war against Islam in Iraq, and you people have the gall to be discussing robots???? My *god*, people, GET SOME PRIORITIES!
The bodies of the thousands of innocent civilians who died (and will die) in these unprecedented events could give a good god damn about obscure science fiction, your childish Lego models, your nerf toy guns and whining about the lack of a "fun" workplace, your Everquest/Diablo/D&D fixation, the latest Cowboy Bebop rerun, or any of the other ways you are "getting on with your life" (here's a hint: watching Cowboy Bebop in your jammies and eating a bowl of Shreddies is *not* "getting on with your life"). The souls of the victims are watching in horror as you people squander your finite, precious time on this earth playing video games!
You people disgust me!
fuck the USA.
fuck the war.
P.S. The yanks are more dangerous to the British troops than Iraq.
The best flamebait post in history. Congrats, now go post on a political message board.
Looks like Americans do not tolerate any media they cannot control. Al Jazeera went off line soon after they started featuring news in English.
Have you also considered that the Iraqi soldiers are shit scared? I mean if you try to surrender or run away some of Saddam's mates shoot you.
I perosnally think your fucking President is stupid.
The Iraqis are just defending their fucking country. Dirty tactics seem the only option against overwhelming odds.
I wonder if the Iraqi prostitutes are hot, horny and will love our GIs long time.
Nah, don't worry about the laws just yet. Wait until a robot kills it's first victim!
The glass is half-full. With poison. And there are cracks in the glass. The dirty, dirty glass.
The United States is on the verge of losing the war! yay
Since Iraq has no weapon of mass destruction and no connection to al-qaeda I find it's even more surprising!
I'm not dead yet. I think I'll go for a walk.