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Two-Legged Home Robot, Coming Soon To Japan

Posted by timothy on from the for-that-money-it-better-wash-dishes dept.

An anonymous reader submits "Two Japanese companies, (ZMP corp., and Mizuno, a athletic goods manufacturer), announced that they will start selling the first two-legged robot for home use. The robot, called nuvo, will retail for 500,000 yen. It wil be able to understand 1,000 (Japanese) words, dance, and allow the owner to contact the robot via 3G phones."

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  1. 3G Phones ? by Gopal.V · · Score: 4, Funny

    War driving to conquer japan with mad freaking robots .... hopefully they'll not think about bluetooth ... :)

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  2. Realdoll robotics by DigiShaman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just what the porn industry needs. Wait till the makers of Real Doll create a version that walks, talks....and fucks.

    Actually, I might pay for that. *grin*

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  3. 100 words, dance and mobile phone? by maxmg · · Score: 5, Funny

    It will be able to understand 1,000 words, dance, and allow you to contact it via 3G phones

    sounds like most girls you meet in clubs today...

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    1. Re:100 words, dance and mobile phone? by BabyDave · · Score: 5, Funny

      Not quite like most girls I meet in clubs:

      ... and allow you to contact it via 3G phones

  4. You're crazy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why do you want it to talk?

    1. Re:You're crazy by Channard · · Score: 5, Funny

      Why do you want it to talk? So it can say 'Oh, you're so big!'. Or if you're using the special discounted ad-supported Robo Doll, it can say 'Oh, you're so big! But you could be bigger - visit www.vigorex.com'

  5. battlebots on a new level by xangsta · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh sweet a new era of battlebots...

    not only do the bots slug it out, you also get to hear their masters yelling commands in japanese!

    hmmm how do you say "ROBOT RIGHT CROSS" in japanese

    it'd be cooler if the robots could speak, then they could trash talk each other....it'd be a half hour of action and crazy talk

  6. Re:A toy? by smellystudent · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think the original quote had something missing.
    The mean age of 69 to 71 year-olds in Japan is approaching 70

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  7. Two english stories by AndroidCat · · Score: 4, Funny
    Firm to mass-produce robot humanoids and Walking robot to be mass produced (Probably dozens of others versions of this press release.)

    For the metrically challenged "39-centimetre-tall" is roughly 16 inches high. Woohoo. That'll scare burglars, especially with those blue balls on the end of its arms. For that price, I think I'll stick to the low-tech version that comes with an environmently friendly wind-up key.

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  8. Re:Human Translation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I found it amusing that Japanese engineers imprinted what is known as their stereotypical behavior (bowing) to the robot. You say, "Hey, Robot! Apologize!" and this robot will bow in front of you without knowing what he did wrong. What a nice pet."

    Interestingly enough... my girlfriend already has a robot identical to this!!! *sigh*

  9. Re:Human Translation by Thing+1 · · Score: 4, Funny
    Minimizing the use of joints allowed the cost to remain low.

    A robot that can't get you stoned? Think I'll pass...

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