Pal Technology announces Reem-B humanoid bot

The folks at Pal Technology have been kicking around their Reem-A humanoid bot for long enough that they've decided to build him a friend. Unfortunately for Reem-A, his new buddy Reem-B is going to be getting all the lady bots with his refined looks, ultrasonic range finders, fully fingered hand and stair walking abilities. Reem-A only has voice, face and object recognition, and some other softwarey skills like self localization, he won't stand a chance. Those Pal Tech jerks. Reem-B will be fully revealed in Q1 2008, until then we'll just have to stare at his impressive chest.

[Via Slashdot]

[Twitchy @ Dec 18th 2007 5:44AM]

I guess the time of the robot overlords is nigh. Time to start stocking up on armour piercing ammo and building a E-bomb.

[Blackstar @ Dec 18th 2007 11:45AM]

Even if this one can drink beer, belch fire and say, "Bite my shiny metal ass"... it is still not going to do very much at all.

[johnnycanEHdian @ Dec 18th 2007 6:17AM]

I'm thinking it's actually his back... look at the way the left arm is bending. Non the less, still impressive ;)

[Patrick @ Dec 18th 2007 6:29AM]

i think it's the front, mind the lubrication-nipples

:)

[ScareyJ @ Dec 18th 2007 10:10AM]

I just want a robot that can manage a small batallion of Roombas, but I'm afraid it might coordinate an offensive.

[Bad Beaver @ Dec 18th 2007 6:20AM]

Humanoid robots should not come with a name like that, and if they do, they should not come neither with ultrasonic range finders nor a fully fingered hand. *gawd*

[Bad Beaver @ Dec 18th 2007 6:21AM]

not come neither... yes, it's still supposed to be English, sorry...

[webon @ Dec 18th 2007 6:45AM]

I wonder if the fully fingered hand will allow him/her/it to play some pc game we all now very well.

wow so hard to restrain myself from saying "will it play doom"... ohh duh!

[sirphunkee @ Dec 18th 2007 9:27AM]

actually his fully fingering...uh, fingered hands are the *real* reason he's gonna be getting all the lady bots

[NHAnimator @ Dec 18th 2007 8:46AM]

So if you just bought a Reem-A, you got reamed?

[wrabbit @ Dec 18th 2007 9:47AM]

Darn it animator, don't start these jokes till the Reem-D is out :D

[Bombaclaat @ Dec 18th 2007 9:50AM]

I am a robot, I walk with my knees bent or fall down. lol.

[Digital1 @ Dec 18th 2007 12:55PM]

I, for one, welcome our robotic, can it blend and play doom overlords.

[Ian @ Dec 18th 2007 2:46PM]

on a serious note, this is starting to get kind of scary with all these robots coming out. i mean it is only a matter of time before the robots become self aware and want to start killing all of us. sigh i really should stockpile a high powered rifle now, and make a robot proof house

[grjohnston @ Dec 19th 2007 10:44AM]

Why would you make a Reem robot, and make it come fully fingered? Isn't that taking all the fun away from the prospective buyers, if he's already come, fully fingered?