Sony's latest robot

[Kade P. Cole]

Here is a look at Sony's latest robot creation. This looks really interesting. I would love to see them start producing this.

http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/QRIO/top_nf.html

[Jimbo]

ASIMO...

NS-5...

... and now QRIO.

Why the sudden popularity?  I thought we woulda had affordable personal cyborg house-servants by now.

Or at least humanoid robot friends...

[img align=left]http://www.physics.unc.edu/classes/fall2003/phys006b-001/j5c.jpg[/img]

[Kade P. Cole]

Some links to footage of QRIO in action. I would love to see more of this robot acting autonomously. So far all I have seen looks like pre-programmed steps.

This is the most impressive clip:
http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2003/1218/sony_06.wmv :-o