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Linux-Powered Humanoid Robot on Sale Friday

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the wish-i-could-afford-to-shop-at-that-novelty-store dept.

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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  1. Re:The Opera browser is now free! by xtracto · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I downloaded it right away, because IMHO it is a nice browser BUT I have uninstalled it right away because it is not supported by NetVibes. I've just made it my homepage as I find it really cool.

    Sorry opera... it seems the "Impersonate Explorer 6" is not working ..

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