diergray

http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2...18/sony_06.wmv

Too cool!

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shakran

wow! Not long before we have robots in our house to do our housework for us.

BTW, what were they playing that music with? An orignial Nintendo?

Akira

Yeah awesome. Those robots are just plain cool. Aren't those the robots that they recently got to run? Cause I'm still waiting for a robot that can run as fast as a human.

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SiphonX

holy shyt, thats both the coolest AND funniest thing i've ever seen.

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phredgreen

i'll be damned. i knew they had made them, but i didn't realize how articulate they really were.

next step: make them two hundred feet tall with beam sabres!

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Moskie

Wow, that was totally awesome.

Be warned tho... first they mesmerize us with their dancing.... then they take over our weapons systems!

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Kllr Wolf

They dance way better than I do. I am jealous. At least I have a better choice of music. :P

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gilada

Yeah, they're pretty cool... I think they cost as much as a car, though.

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Order_of_Monkey

I would like to see them brake dance

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bltzkriegmcanon

that's scary as fuck. but it's still pretty cool. Those are the kinds of robots that need to be on robot wars. These things would beat the ass of any other robot on there hands down. All they need is some heavy weapons, and bam, world champs.

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MontanaXVI

I have an AIBO and I do not think it can do that, so it seems they are coming along quite nicely with the automation and robot tech.

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sixate

I think they're dumb. I would never want a robot running around my crib...

America is the most overweight country on the planet, and when people start using robots to do chores we'll only become lazier and fatter.

Does anyone know how they work? Was that routine programmed or do they have some unbelievable artificial intelligence?

thephuse

that is sooo awesome.. w3rd i want one

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slim their bodies down, give 'em boobs and make their hips move like a latin rumba dancer... add vagina and we're set

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ender0333

haha very cool indeed

flamingpeach

amazing.

I'm blown away by how they can move so smoothly.

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brandon11983

If they were ever to be released, I would buy one just to kick its ass on a routine basis for being such a useless piece of shit.

I shudder to think of the money they wasted on a project they have no intentions of selling.

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Mr.Deflok

I'm not entirely sure but I don't think they're marketing them as the "Ultra Mecha Dancing Robot-su!" it's just the next step up in the evolution of Robotics, won't be surprised if within the next 2-30 years we'll be seeing Mech's the likes that we see in modern-day anime.

All the same, I was VERY impressed by these robots, it's great to see Japan still ahead of the game though I wish the era of the Samurai had never ended, but that's another rant of mine not fit for this thread...

Blistex

They should have programmed the two in the front to do a mock fight where they appear to punch and kick and block, but only come to within a few milimetres of touching. THAT would have been really impressive.

shakran

Dumb? Tell that to the disabled guy who's wife has to bathe and dress him and wipe his butt for him because he's paralyzed. Wouldn't it be nice to have a robot to do that for her?

I guarantee that was preprogrammed. It was just a demo of how they can move. the AI comes later.

Gortexfogg

Those little robots just blew every animatronic creature ever made to bits! Quite amazing in my opinion...

MSD

Yes, Matrix-style.

crewsor

I think they should arm them and send a couple of thousand over to Iraq.

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Tempboy

Hahahha.. that was amazing!

But I see the next step as either being
A) Gundam
or
B) Animatrix: Second Renaissance

Yikes.

mr_mcrafe

Whoa that's impressive. I wonder what they'll be doing next...

If only they hung out the washing.

PulpMind

my friend is sitting here, I click on that, and he says something like "those are some cool costumes!" and I say "those are robots"

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God of Thunder

Very fluid movement. I'm very impressed.

I'm so used to think of robots as something from the 50's and 60's sci-fi flicks.

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cJoe

Wow! that's amazing. I'd get one. Almost don't believe it

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aarchaon

Just a matter of time until we kneel down before our almighty robotic overlords.

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ireallydontknow

Those robots seems really small.. maybe 1 foot tall?

sadistikdreams

Surreal

They move so smoothly.

Their legs are rather bad, though.

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GraveTaker

that's friggin wicked, yeah their legs are bad but it's hard to build legs that will keep the robot balanced and dance at the same time.

those are friggin cool though

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t3m3st

Man... I could learn a thing or two from those little guys

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