Linux-Powered Humanoid Robot on Sale Friday

An anonymous reader writes "LinuxDevices is reporting that a run of 100 Linux-powered humanoid robots goes on sale this Friday in Japan. From the article: 'priced at 1.5M Yen (about $14,000), not including 10,000 Yen (~$90) monthly service fees. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries conceived of Wakamuru as a pleasant companion offering a range of electronic-age valet services'."

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Re:Strange requirement in FAQ

[ReformedExCon]

First, its main function is to provide an augmented internet experience for its owners. It will read email, read news, etc. for the owner who would not then be required to sit at the computer. Having an always-on connection would allow it to update its internal data any time it wanted to.

And on top of that, if Mitsubishi needs to push out the service pack that fixes the "Push gramma down the stairs" bug, having an always-on connection will allow that to happen without the device needing to specifically connect for that (by which time it may be too late).

Re:..services..

[bhiestand]

not able to offer anything more then standard responses (such as "really?" "I see" "that's good news" "that's bad news".

Really? That's worked for me with every girl I've ever dated. Maybe you're just not good enough at it?

Try memorizing these:
"That looks great on you!"
"No, that doesn't make you fat"
"The red one(s) definitely go better with that"
"That was an excellent meal." (Bonus points for memorizing something like "How can a man NOT be happy when he eats like that?")
"She's not as ________ as you."
"Why would she say that to you?!" ... "What a bitch" ... "No, not you, HER!"

Honestly, it shouldn't be very hard to memorize 20 or 30 of these and make most girls happy.

Why do I assume we're talking about women? If this robot was designed to cook, clean, and fuck, we wouldn't be discussing "meaningful conversation" right now, but rather crying that they're all sold out.