Bipedal Dinosaur Robot

Posted by Zonk on Friday March 4, 2005 @12:35PM 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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"Costed"?!? by mrchaotica · 2005-03-04 12:42 · Score: 1, Troll

Come on, Slashdot! Hire a fucking editor!

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Re:Oh, big deal by Anonymous Coward · 2005-03-05 02:38 · Score: 0, Troll

9-lb 4-oz bipedal robot

Your sister-in-law just had a nine-pound baby? I guess she won't be pleasured by my little wee-wee anymore. It'd be like wiggling a fishing rod in a manhole.