HPI's G-Dog sniffs out your human wreckage

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.

[Yahhoun23 @ Apr 1st 2008 3:37AM]

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.

[DiscoCat5 @ Apr 1st 2008 4:05AM]

whats a 4/1 joke?

[Yahhoun23 @ Apr 1st 2008 4:12AM]

Sorry. A 1/4 joke for those across the pond.

[DiscoCat5 @ Apr 1st 2008 4:34AM]

what's a 1/4 joke? like a quarter joke? im lost. :(

[eric @ Apr 1st 2008 5:04AM]

@ Disco.

If you're serious, he means April 1st.

[DiscoCat5 @ Apr 1st 2008 5:08AM]

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.

[Reader @ Apr 1st 2008 5:27AM]

Was?

[Jordan @ Apr 1st 2008 4:04AM]

Take a look at this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww... coolest robotic dog ever

[Jagannath A @ Apr 1st 2008 4:17AM]

rick-roll checked... and flagged as clean... can watch :p

[eric @ Apr 1st 2008 5:04AM]

SCIENCE!

[nh @ Apr 1st 2008 7:31AM]

Fantastic video of this in action from the BBC:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7320000/newsid_7323500/7323544.stm?bw=bb

[Timmy @ Apr 1st 2008 9:06AM]

@Jagannath A
I was thinking the same exact thing. Someone has to look for the mines, thanks man, you did us all a service.

[Ellianth @ Apr 1st 2008 10:21AM]

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?

[Richard Lai @ Apr 1st 2008 5:47AM]

G-Man has a dog too then?

[Sparky @ Apr 1st 2008 6:25AM]

What a FREAK !!!

Sincerely
Sparky the Aibo


BTW: Can it dance or balance a bone on its nose?
I thought not.

[RobinT @ Apr 1st 2008 6:52AM]

Looks abit like Ravage from Transformers. Does it transform? lol... j/k

[theletterj @ Apr 1st 2008 12:33PM]

Heh, you read my mind.

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/transformers/images/thumb/b/b9/Ravageboxart.jpg/350px-Ravageboxart.jpg

[mushrooshi @ Apr 1st 2008 8:21AM]

Imagine the commands spoken in Osaka dialect.

XD

[Timmy @ Apr 1st 2008 9:10AM]

WOWWEE should buy them out and sell them for $100.00 bucks.

[Ellianth @ Apr 1st 2008 10:23AM]

It's taking all my strength to not make a joke about eating dogs. :P

[Adam @ Apr 1st 2008 10:31AM]

Anybody else think this thing looks exactly like ravage (the transformer)?

[Zeus.:God @ Apr 1st 2008 10:39AM]

I'll stick to my Savage 25...

[bones @ Apr 2nd 2008 2:50AM]

reminds me of the Hound from Fahrenheit 451...remember printed books?