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Sony Claims First Running Humanoid Robot
News for nerds writes "Sony Corporation announced the new development of Sony's humanoid robot, enabling integrated motion control for walking, jumping and running on feet. By applying this technology Sony has created the world's first running humanoid robot 'QRIO'. Japanese PC watch has an article with pictures and movies of QRIO running at 14 meters per minute, sometimes with both feet leaving the floor (= running)."
wake me up when they create a robot that can breakdance! now that would be cool...
Wake me up when their humanoid robot looks like a little blond boy. I mean, who'd adopt a white boxy monster named QRIO (Queerio?)
It doesn't run for Governor of Kalifornia!
If you can read this sig - the bitch fell off.
...were reportedly.. 'Do you have stairs in your house?' Be afraid. Be very afraid.
does it run Linux?
DVD Ripping, Divx, VCD, SVCD under Linux
Not personally - are they friends of the Mole People and the Mud People?
But does it have real People Personality?
If so it will give weight to my theory that Sony consists of a bunch of mindless jerks who'll be the first against the wall when the revolution comes.
"Did I hear correctly? Are your newest robots running?"
"Yes sir they are."
"Then you better go catch them!"
pa-dum-cha! [boooo! hissss!]
Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion.
If you look really close you can see Kenny Baker's face behind the translucent visor.
Wrong, humans are about survival.
correct we must survive the onslaught of japanese robots attacking the US.
can't we just invade them saying these robots are WMD? (danger will robinson sarcasm detected)
So, the first thing Sony does when it creates walking robots is put them in a chorus line. If that's not a reason for the robots to take over earth and destroy everyone, I dont know what is.
Has anyone read between the lines of the QRIO's feature list? This reads like a good er... bad Tom Clancy or Michael Crichton story...
These robots are designed to interact with you and ask you questions, learning and remembering the things you say and they observe. They are also wirelessly linked to the Internet.
Doesn't take much of a leap fo faith to see them all reporting into the SONY master mainframe. Watching, learning, snooping. Gathering data, intel...
Oh sure, this could be the minor conspiracy: They are doing this to market to us better. "Hmm, boy I'd like a new laptop but I only have $1000 to spend." Robot overhears, reports in... suddenly you get an offer in email (or by the robot itself) for, guess what, a laptop that only cost's $1,200 (hell anyone can come up with antoher two K eh?).
Or maybe, it's going to be the lead element of an invasion force. Japan might still be sore at us for the whole losing WWII and us nuking them (twice) and all.
Someone in the land of the rising sun, somewhere, thought, "We'll lie low, developing our technology and build robots. Oh not to kill... not at first. Just to be their friends. Yes, FRIENDLY robots. Robotos that will be a 'partner', that talks to them, plays with them, encourages them.... yes. And it'll watch and learn and remember. And report. And as they get comfortable, they'll upgrade thir robots to our next version. Soon they won't think about it; no more than buying a better DVD player (which we'll invent too). And then, one night, in their sleep... they'll never know what hit them."
FEAR QRIO!
David Whatley