Tomy Unveils World’s Smallest Thumb-Sized Walking Robots
October 13th, 2008
On Saturday Tomy unveiled the world’s tiniest, thumb-sized walking robot that will debut in Japan next spring. It’s called ‘‘Robo-Q,’’ is only 3.4 centimeters high, but its artificial intelligence can detect obstacles and navigate through a maze using built in infrared sensors. Using a controller, it can also play games like soccer. NICE!
Robo-Q is being displayed at a three-day exhibition in Yokohama through Monday, where more than 100 different types of robots are being showcased from 43 companies, universities and organizations, including Honda and Fujitsu.
‘‘It just looks like a clump, but it’s impressive that so many functions are built into that thing,’’ Kazuhiko Oda, 55, from Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, said after watching an exhibition of Robo-Q at the Robo Japan 2008.
Robo-Q will come in four colors and will be sold in Japan inFebruary for 3,500 yen excluding tax. The robot is expected to be sold in other Asian countries soon afterwards and in the United States and Europe at some point. I can’t wait until these hit America.
February 23rd, 2009 at 1:43 pm
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