Repliee Q1

[Brian Lesser]

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/06/0610_050610_robot.html

All I can say is "wow"

We finally have a robot that looks and interacts like a human...

[Ian Curtis]

Hats off to the engineers who designed that incredible piece of machinery. :)
I would have to agree with the article in saying that it is rather, er well, creepy.

[Conor Ryan]

that's just plain freaky. But 31 points of articulation? Thats REALLY High. I wonder how good she is at capping? Probably has a good autonmous mode too.

[sanddrag]

Some videos http://ed-02.ams.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp/lab/development/Humanoid/ReplieeQ1/ReplieeQ1_eng.htm

[Ryan M.]

But 31 points of articulation? Thats REALLY High. I wonder how good she is at capping? Probably has a good autonmous mode too.Definetly. Although she seems a bit lacking in the drive train area... Once they get that [walking] figured out, I'll buy one.

How much do you think they'll be? $20 bucks at your local Meijer is my guess. ;)

[Astronouth7303]

That's freaky and cool.

Somehow, I doubt that "responds like a human" is the right phrase. I hear speech recognition tech has room to grow, and I don't even know if recognizing gestures even exists yet.

But still very cool.

How much do you think they'll be? $20 bucks at your local Meijer is my guess. ;)
That is if Walmart doesn't put them out of business. :cry:

[Bill_Hancoc]

that just makes me think of the evil britny spears in Austin powers creepy robots