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"Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain."


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032138/quotes]]>Jan 9th 2008 6:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/
Not sure who actually makes the bot...

http://www.computerwise.net/News/Chuck%20Mr%20Sprocket.jpg]]>Jan 9th 2008 6:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/
It is actually named "Sprockit" though many organizations rename it for promotional purposes.

The company who manufactures it is called "Conceptual Visions"
http://conceptualvisions.net/main.html

It can be programmed with (fairly decent) AI for simple conversations or driven by a human operator.

There doesn't appear to be a lot of tech info on the bot although a version was used back in 2001 to pimp SGI products...
http://www.linux.com/feature/7947]]>Jan 9th 2008 9:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Jan 9th 2008 3:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Jan 9th 2008 3:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Jan 9th 2008 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Jan 9th 2008 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Jan 9th 2008 3:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Jan 9th 2008 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/
I laughed so hard when she put the microphone in his crotch.]]>Jan 9th 2008 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Jan 9th 2008 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Jan 9th 2008 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Jan 9th 2008 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Jan 10th 2008 4:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Veronica is a cutie, but enough already of her in engadget!
I think this blog is loosing it. From now on it should be called "enveronica"?]]>Jan 9th 2008 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Jan 9th 2008 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Jan 9th 2008 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/oh.]]>Jan 9th 2008 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Jan 9th 2008 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Jan 9th 2008 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/I'm not really feeling most of the these "hands on" engadget posts with a picture gallery...
I mean... what the hell am I supposed to be looking at in those gallerys.. don't know what half the stuff is or how it works or when it's out or how much it will be.... that's not really coverage.
They'd inform a lot more with 20 sec of video and a few quick questions to the reps.

- mike]]>Jan 9th 2008 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Jan 9th 2008 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Jan 9th 2008 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Jan 9th 2008 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Jan 9th 2008 4:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Jan 9th 2008 4:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Jan 9th 2008 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/
I felt bad for V having to point the microphone at his crotch to get his answer. Appropriate, I guess, since many of the comments here are underwear based (both sides). :-)]]>Jan 9th 2008 4:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/
I, for one, welcome out new cuter Engadget people. Seriously, just fire all the ugly people and see how that goes... It just might work.]]>Jan 9th 2008 4:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Jan 9th 2008 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/
This was such a shamless Belmont post it isn't even funny. It's freakin' CES and they post about Johnny Five. C'mon, at least give us Belmont AND some sweet Tech.]]>Jan 9th 2008 4:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Jan 9th 2008 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Jan 9th 2008 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/

kthnxbye]]>Jan 9th 2008 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/
and Veronica- i enjoy your posts and videos. as the above commenter pointed out, your videos have been informative and i appreciate your work. and while i do find you attractive, my apologies for the tactless buffoons that continuously made rude comments!]]>Jan 9th 2008 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/
engadget, do we really need to her mugshot plastered on every goddamn CES post?]]>Jan 9th 2008 4:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Jan 9th 2008 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Jan 9th 2008 4:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Jan 9th 2008 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Jan 9th 2008 4:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Jan 9th 2008 4:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/
And this is different from most guys, how?
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'Cause I gotta say I was really impressed by the voice - it got a lot of the intonations right. Other than the robotic voice it almost didn't sound like a machine.]]>Jan 9th 2008 4:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Jan 9th 2008 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/Jan 9th 2008 5:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/
I LOVE YOU!]]>Jan 9th 2008 5:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/video-sunny-the-weather-bot-defies-explanation/
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Oh and the robot is pretty cool too.]]>Jan 9th 2008 5:25PM