i-SOBOT, long the holder of the "world's smallest bipedal robot," finally has a proper rival, in the form of GeStream Technology's 15-centimeter-tall gold-colored bot. The latest tiny robotic overlord has 16 degrees of "freedom," which computes to something like 65,536 possible movements, and will be sold in unassembled so that owners can customize the look and functionality of the miniscule bot. With the price rumored at around $185 to $200, the company is laying claim to the "smallest, lightest, and cheapest in the world," though it wouldn't be surprising to see those titles usurped by some like-minded competitor. No word on availability, but as soon as we can get the Engadget offices crawling with a lethal army of these, we'll let you know.
[Thanks, Daanish]
posted Sep 7th 2007 8:21PM
I for one welcome our miniature robot overlords.
but can it play doom?...on an iphone?.....
I dont even now what to say...
so it can move a lot. does it think for itself or do you have to program each movement? it'd be fun to get one if it moved by itself... or danced... =D
since i cant get a pleo or aibo this might be kinda cool.
Not bad at all, a robot from the land of couple fake engadget stores!! Bravo!
Do they come with lasers already mounted on their heads, or do we have to wait for a 3rd party supplier?
AMROL. Aftermarket Miniature Robot Overlord Lasers. (jk)
$200? I'm going to get one...