Video: Vstone's tiny Robovie-nano robot drives the lane, jumps, shoots, scores retail availability

There is certainly no shortage of humanoid robots conspiring to attack your savings, but few look to offer the combination of tiny size and amazing dexterity of the Robovie-nano, the little guy from Vstone who is now shipping to would-be Dr. Frankensteins. He's just 230mm tall (about nine inches) and weighs 575g (about a pound and a quarter), but looks to be at least as nimble as larger forebearers and is far cheaper than most, costing just ¥49,350 ($540) to start -- less than a set of those sweet robot hands we spotted last week. For that you won't get the optional "gripper shaft" mitts shown above, or the paintable Lexan bodywork he sports in the video after the break, but nobody ever said a robot needs clothes, right?

Vstone's Robovie-nano robot

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[Virtuahead Posted Sep 18th 2009 8:58AM]

"My pink ball, my pink ball. I'm sick of that pink ball."

[LondonConsultant Posted Sep 18th 2009 8:58AM]

I was expecting a video of a robot playing basketball...

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 18th 2009 9:55AM]

Ditto. Soul-crushing disappointment. :(

[rhododragon Posted Sep 18th 2009 9:40PM]

i was expecting that too but seeing it stand up from a laying down position and doing a somersault were adequately entertaining.

[Showbiz Posted Sep 18th 2009 9:05AM]

Cute.

That's how they will begin.

[rezaudio Posted Sep 18th 2009 12:28PM]

... and when they become self-aware!?

run.

[loocas Posted Sep 18th 2009 5:04PM]

Well, in this case, a slightly faster walk will do just fine...

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 18th 2009 9:22AM]

Engadget you forgot mention "WE ARE DOOMED!!!!!"

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 18th 2009 10:21AM]

AAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNND boom goes the dynamite.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 18th 2009 10:48AM]

Can I get this in UNC Tarheel colors? Puhleez?

[shellshock Posted Sep 18th 2009 11:28AM]

This sideroll was extraordinary!

[kingbirdfivezero Posted Sep 18th 2009 11:44AM]

Oh great, a nano terminator.

[rezaudio Posted Sep 18th 2009 12:27PM]

I can't wait for these to get as big as the cargo loading machines in Alien so we can sit in them - the best seat in the house whist in full battle ... needs a big garden.

Oh yea.

[Chris Bell Posted Sep 18th 2009 12:51PM]

Finally. A truly safe way to play with my Happy Fun Ball.

http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/happy-fun-ball/229058/

[haX0r Posted Sep 18th 2009 1:18PM]

All your base are belong to us.

[davepermen Posted Sep 18th 2009 2:04PM]

it's the same size of tickleme elmo, right? if so, we could skin him with the skin of tickle me elmo for ultrasuperelmo!!!

i'd take two, and then let them fight!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 19th 2009 5:15AM]

ide rathor watch the joebothttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYRqOfGenk8&feature=player_embedded

[OLight Posted Sep 21st 2009 10:06AM]

-sigh- I guess it's my obligation...

"I, for one, welcome our nine-inch tall, gripper shaft-equipped, Lexan clothes-wearing robotic overlords."