IN THE SKY's SORA, a receptionist robot

A Japanese company named "IN THE SKY" is showing off a SORA, a receptionist robot, over at the International Robot Expo. The little bot sports a camera, microphone, and speaker for one way video conferencing with visitors, who can interface with an included touchscreen for information, and even scan a business card to show their identity to whoever is subjecting them to this robotic greeter. Once they're all approved, the robot can wave it's arms at them and point out the directions to the office being displayed on the screen, so be sure to check out the Akihabara's video of the robot for, um, some hot arm waving action.

[Via Robot Gossip]

[Shin @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM]

Awwww these are so cute!

[GoRobotics.net @ Dec 19th 2005 2:31AM]

I think I'd be much more willing to talk to this thing than the talking LCD screen at Carnegie Mellon (http://www.roboceptionist.com/) or the freaky-freaky woman sitting in that booth (http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news-10734-Robot+Information+at+the+World+Expo+%28IREX+2005%29.html).