Wednesday, November 19, 2008

"World's smallest humanoid robot" runs Linux

"World's smallest humanoid robot" runs Linux: "Now selling on the web for less than $100, after debuting a year ago for $300, the i-Sobot won the Grand Prize at the 64th Tokyo International Gift Show last year. The i-Sobot is said to be 'fully-articulating and bipedal,' and can speak and perform hundreds of 'words, phrases, and preprogrammed actions,' says Tomy. Its repertoire is said to include over 90 kinds of sound effects and the ability to 'play' five songs."