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Bipedal Dinosaur Robot

Posted by Zonk on from the my-birthday-is-coming-up dept.

News for nerds writes "AIST and NEDO announced they have developed 2 bipedal dinosaur robots for the EXPO 2005 Aichi, Japan(Mar.25-Sep.25). PC Watch has an article with pics/movies and TBS News has a movie. Tyrannosaurus Rex and Parasaurolophus are modeled as 3.5m/80kg robots, and cost $1.8 million to build. They can roar and walk with an artificial pounding sound, but not as fearsome as Mechagodzilla. The external skin is designed by Kokoro Co., Ltd. and the endoskelton is developed by Kawada Industries, Inc. which is the manufacturer of the HRP-2 Humanoid Robot."

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  1. Woot by Toloran · · Score: 5, Funny

    Leave it to japan to help make power rangers into a reality.

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  2. just like the real ones by qewl · · Score: 5, Funny

    have developed 2 bipedal dinosaur robots

    I guess the ones on wheels just didn't cut it

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  3. Roar? by 2bitcomputers · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is making a robot 'Roar' realy a technical achievement? Next step: flashing LED eyes

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  4. Sadly... by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny
    Any new technology will be first exploited by the pr0n industry.

    Tomorrow's Spam? Get Tyrann0saurus Sex

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  5. Yeah, but... by tattoi.nobori · · Score: 4, Funny

    Will it run linux? ^_^

    1. Re:Yeah, but... by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 4, Funny

      Will it run linux? ^_^

      I think it runs BSD. I hear dinosaurs are dying...

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  6. Didn't they see the movie by bkhl · · Score: 5, Funny

    You'd think the Japanese would have learned their lesson. Well, when it starts stomping Tokyo, I can say I told you so.

  7. Re:"Costed"?!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    maybe we can get some nicer readers too.

  8. OB Simpsons quote by rsborg · · Score: 3, Funny

    Frink: "You've got to listen to me. Elementary chaos theory tells us that all robots will eventually turn against their masters and run amok, in an orgy of blood and the kicking and the biting with the metal teeth and the hurting and shoving."
    Scientist: "How much time do we have professor?"
    Frink: Well, according to my calculations, the robots won't go berserk for at least 24 hours (all robots turn against the humans) ...Oh. I forgot to carry the one.

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  9. Re:feh... by cot · · Score: 3, Funny

    "So... how long until we have a bunch of these go haywire and eat people in a theme park somewhere?"

    Elementary chaos theory tells us that all robots will eventually turn against their masters and run amok, in an orgy of blood and the kicking and the biting with the metal teeth and the hurting and shoving. According to my calculations, the robots won't go berserk for at least 24 hours.

    (robots go berserk)

    Oh. I forgot to carry the one.

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