HPI's G-Dog sniffs out your human wreckage
By Thomas Ricker 
posted Apr 1st 2008 3:33AM
posted Apr 1st 2008 3:33AM
HPI Japan just conjured up GR-001's new best friend: the G-Dog. The DIY, four-legged robot with a taste for jugulars and what appears to be a sword for a tail stands just 5.3-inches tall and features the same control unit and sensors of his bipedal buddy. Presumably, G-Dog will only respond to street-wize greetings of "Whut up Gee?" and "'Sup Dawg?" at which point he'll lubricate his turf (aka, your carpet). G-Dog is expected to terrorize Japan sometime in July for around $1,000. Backside front, after the break.
I hope Engadget is doing a ban on 4/1 jokes. They are worthless and ruin an otherwise normal internet browsing day.
Plus, 4/1 jokes aren't even funny to begin with.
whats a 4/1 joke?
Sorry. A 1/4 joke for those across the pond.
what's a 1/4 joke? like a quarter joke? im lost. :(
@ Disco.
If you're serious, he means April 1st.
thanx eric, it all makes sense now.. hmm i think i was one of those peopel to make insanely lame posts that were off topic and sucked big time... here i go again.
Was?
Take a look at this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww... coolest robotic dog ever
rick-roll checked... and flagged as clean... can watch :p
SCIENCE!
Fantastic video of this in action from the BBC:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7320000/newsid_7323500/7323544.stm?bw=bb
@Jagannath A
I was thinking the same exact thing. Someone has to look for the mines, thanks man, you did us all a service.
Thank you for passing up the opportunity to rick-roll us on a day where it'd be appropriate. I greatly appreciate that (especially after that one incident when the only way I could stop the video was by ending the firefox process)
Back on topic. That dog in the video was pretty cool. I loved the part when he's walking on the ice. I laughed so hard watching that robo dog slip and slide. Anyone else?
G-Man has a dog too then?
What a FREAK !!!
Sincerely
Sparky the Aibo
BTW: Can it dance or balance a bone on its nose?
I thought not.
Looks abit like Ravage from Transformers. Does it transform? lol... j/k
Heh, you read my mind.
http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/transformers/images/thumb/b/b9/Ravageboxart.jpg/350px-Ravageboxart.jpg
Imagine the commands spoken in Osaka dialect.
XD
WOWWEE should buy them out and sell them for $100.00 bucks.
It's taking all my strength to not make a joke about eating dogs. :P
Anybody else think this thing looks exactly like ravage (the transformer)?
I'll stick to my Savage 25...
reminds me of the Hound from Fahrenheit 451...remember printed books?