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- Jonny5alive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Wow it can wiggle its arm and walk.....
I've still seen nothing that beats the transforming robot in this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STQ3nhXuuEM
Or this fighting robot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DM0Np_0rBI - eN1X, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Honestly I can't digg this story if you think about how amazing ASIMO is and how un-amazing this robot is. Although I'm pretty sure these people don't have as much money as Honda. Taking that into measure i'll just say...good job you little japanese dudes!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5FLCL anyone?
- JibberJabber, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Here's the site translated by Google:
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fitpro.nikkeibp.co.jp%2Farticle%2FNEWS%2F20060526%2F239162%2F&langpair=ja%7Cen&hl=en&safe=off&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools
You will read more details and it turns out that it runs on Linux. - meltingrobot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Wake me when they successfully make a Chobit.
- xcalibre, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3First of all its Mecha-styled robot not "Anime-Styled".
Second, if you think that is cool you should go to Honda's website and check their Humanoid robot, Asimo out. Its so good it made me add Robotics and AI as a choice in my Uni application. - solidcube, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Waterboys: .ram format = scarybad.
- ahhell, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2They really need to work on the name for that thing.
HRP-2m Choromet? WTF? - NikZane, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Dude, I think he's referring to the embedded WMV's on the linked page that won't play on Mac, not the actual robot.
- onikage, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Hey, that transforming robot is cool. Plus there's a bit of unintentional humor right at the end.
- didymus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It's so exciting seeing this tech develop. I fully believe that humanoid robots will transform the 21st century in the same way that the automobile did the 20th.
Seriously, if you could buy a robot right now that would do all the house work, gardening, fetching beer etc etc wouldn't it be worth the same amount of money as car? - Waterboys, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3I think QRIO was the best mini humanoid robot to date.
http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/QRIO/videoclip/ - Waterboys, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Cool Video...I want one.
- JibberJabber, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2This is NEW video of the robot from the recent story:
http://www.digg.com/robots/Mini_Humanoid_Robot_than_can_sit_up,_stand_on_one_leg - RobotCitizen, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I dunno. I'm partial to Honda's Asimo.
http://world.honda.com/HDTV/ASIMO/
Watch the little guy run! - etruscan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The difference between Honda's Asimo and most other bot projects is that Honda is taking initiative and actually overcoming the fundamental problems of robotics one-by-one. The technology they're pouring into that thing will only get faster, stronger, and smarter with each new step.
- NikZane, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Too bad Sony put the kibosh on their entertainment robotics division. We'll most likely never see any advancement on QRIO from the Sony ranks. AIBO was officially retired with that decision as well, which was a sad day for robotics enthusiasts everywhere.
- hakr89, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1But, how big is Asimo, and how big is this? Does Asimo run on Linux?
- solidcube, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Watch this become a status symbol in Japanese corporations in a huge hurry.
In five years, they'll walk and move much more naturally. In 2020, they'll be indistinguishable from real humans unless you look closely. Wait and see. Maybe it won't take that long. Most of the technology is already there (the Korean one that looks creepy-real but can't walk) and there are ponderous weights of money pushing the development.
Secretaries will be the first to feel the pinch. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1actually, you're wrong, and he may be right.
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The term "mecha" is derived from the Japanese abbreviation for the English word "mechanical" In Japanese, "mecha" encompasses all mechanical objects, including cars, guns, computers, and other devices. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2unfriendly to mac
no diggie - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3Place "VIDEO" in your title for instant front page approval!
- ProfessorRiffs, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3Who cares who it's unfriendly too, a robot is a robot and we need em and like em.
Unfortunately, this one's pretty lame. - chthonic, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0the QRIO, which is no longer in production, was meant to be an entertainer. too look beautiful and be fun. the ASIMO's goal is to be a useful part of society.
- kenkyomausu, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2How dare you compare this crap to FLCL
- PurgueFlantar, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0@solidcube: use Media Player Classic to view RAMs.
- KamikazeeDriver, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1HAHAHAHAH replying to yourself krishan?
cool bot btw. - arpad, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Not for housework, gardening and fetching beer but these robots don't seem to require anything near the amount of capital investment to manufacture that a car does. That means, I think, that they'll evolve quickly and won't cost as much as a car.
- krishan, on 10/12/2007, -5/+0not bad
- krishan, on 10/12/2007, -6/+0hii
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -7/+1i hate anime soooo bad. its terrible
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