Sega Toys and ZMP team up for Miuro-like Music Robot ODO

ZMP's Miuro may have been doing the whole music-playing, rolling robot thing even before Sony's Rolly stole the spotlight, but it had the slight disadvantage of costing nearly $1,000. The company now looks to be changing that situation, however, with it teaming up with Sega Toys to release a slightly scaled-back but considerable cheaper version of the iPod dock, now dubbed the Music Robot ODO. Among other things, this one drops the built-in WiFi and camera of the Miuro, although it does hang onto the LCD that displays the ODO's "emotion" as it's dancing, and you do get a remote control to keep it from straying too far. No word on a release 'round these parts, naturally, but those in Japan can snag one for the not unreasonable cost of ¥15,540, or about $150.

[Seneca @ Apr 16th 2008 5:11PM]

This will quickly degenerate into people saying they are interested more in the Asian woman holding the product more than the product.

[Tinu @ Apr 16th 2008 7:39PM]

This looks like that Rolly thing from Sony....only bigger. Haha.

[JeffS @ Apr 16th 2008 11:36PM]

I couldn't agree more, she's hot

[skulldriveshaft @ Apr 17th 2008 12:37AM]

and FINALLY we have a product model that IS NOT happy about the shitty product she is demoing.

to top it all off, she has to wear that dumbass Rhythm Nation microphone that Janet Jackson flung into the crowd at the end of her tour.

[whowhatme @ Apr 17th 2008 7:41AM]

you say 'hold', but i say 'grope', my friend.

[Shane @ Apr 16th 2008 5:22PM]

How does the iPod stay put in the dock?

[x20mar @ Apr 16th 2008 5:25PM]

Damn I actually read the title as ZPM,

[Eric @ Apr 17th 2008 1:21PM]

Well, it is big enough to put a ZPM in there.

[Samurai Jack @ Apr 16th 2008 5:46PM]

You're kidding, right? ODO... ODO ITAL... "Unknown sample" is about right.

Or maybe I just watched too much "Star Trek" as a young man.

[PojoMofo @ Apr 16th 2008 5:53PM]

Does it vacuum the floor too?

[sammy213 @ Apr 16th 2008 6:09PM]

this is really no dumber than any other $100+ ipod dock with mediocre speakers... at least this dances... which still doesn't make it *less* lame though.

[estomped @ Apr 16th 2008 7:30PM]

Naaananananaaaa Katamari Damacy!

[napkindoodle @ Apr 16th 2008 8:47PM]

Wow, you beat me to it! Good eyesight there - I would buy one of these in a heartbeat if they came in Katamari-styled flavors.

[devnate @ Apr 17th 2008 2:10AM]

ohohoho! awesome!
"Sending things to earth... "

[DiscoCat5 @ Apr 19th 2008 1:12AM]

is it just me and "Tinu" here that think thats looks remarkebly like the sony rolly.