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Linux-powered Robots From France? Oui!

An anonymous reader writes "A French start-up created to build autonomous, easily programmable, affordable humanoid robots expects to ship its first product — a humanoid household service robot running Linux — in early 2007. The walking, talking, WiFi-enabled Nao household robot will stand 21.6 inches tall, and will feature 23 "degrees of freedom" of motion — three more than the 14-inch tall Choromet android announced earlier this week by four Japanese companies. Nao's extra degrees of freedom appear to come in the form of gripping hands."

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  1. mod -1 redundant? by Keyboarder · · Score: 0, Redundant

    In Soviet France, robot overlords surrender to YOU!!! But will it run Linux?^W^W^W^W^W