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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. Re:feh... by millennial · · Score: 4, Informative

    Not quite. Disney's robot was not independently bipedal - it was balanced by a huge counterweight in the cart it pulled.

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

    P.S. ... Hey Japan, wtf? What's with the robots? Soccer players, rollerskaters, dancers, sumos, dinosaurs... where's my robot butler, eh??

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  7. 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.