http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/ Engadget Comments for Nippon Institute of Technology unveils educational humanoid robot http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/Dec 21st 2009 1:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/
The Encyclopedia Galactica defines a robot as a mechanical apparatus designed to do the work of a man.

The Marketing Division of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation defines a robot as 'Your plastic pal who's fun to be with.'

The Nippon Institute of Technology, Harada Vehicle Design, ZMP and ZNUG Designs define a robot as an tiny inept tap dancer with no sense of rhythm.]]>Dec 21st 2009 5:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/ROFL]]>Dec 21st 2009 10:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4nbq2Hrh90]]>Dec 21st 2009 6:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/Dec 21st 2009 1:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/
Agreed!]]>Dec 21st 2009 1:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/Dec 21st 2009 1:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/
God I hated that movie.]]>Dec 21st 2009 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/Dec 21st 2009 1:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/Dec 21st 2009 1:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/Dec 21st 2009 6:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/Dec 21st 2009 1:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/
That's what I thought. When I read 4ft, I was still wondering how tall the robot was. ]]>Dec 21st 2009 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/Dec 21st 2009 1:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/Dec 21st 2009 1:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/Dec 21st 2009 2:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/
Yeah right. I mean, we don't need that ! humans need more emotions...]]>Dec 21st 2009 5:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/
They're expected to hit ¥100B in sales in 2011.]]>Dec 21st 2009 2:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/Dec 21st 2009 8:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/Dec 21st 2009 2:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/
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How about at ~least~ putting some rubber on the bottom of the feet. If I had that thing in my classroom, I'd trip it every chance I had just so I wouldn't have to listen to the thing stomp around like a spazz. They have a special class for that anyway.]]>Dec 21st 2009 2:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/Dec 21st 2009 3:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/Your English is questionable, but your humor is solid and brownish; +1.]]>Dec 21st 2009 5:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/Dec 21st 2009 6:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/Dec 21st 2009 7:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/Dec 21st 2009 7:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/Dec 21st 2009 7:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/Dec 21st 2009 8:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/Dec 21st 2009 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/Dec 21st 2009 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/Someone ought to be. Thanks to their enthusiasm for the subject, we'll probably have ones that don't suck sooner than we would otherwise.]]>Dec 22nd 2009 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/
japan is really obsessed with robots for the sake of robots, and in particular, robots that live up to some ficionalized ideal of what a robot should look like. it's not really driven by practical application. i don't believe this sort of work is driving the cutting edge of the field of robotics. its primary real-world value will probably be in the form of applications in the toy industry.]]>Dec 23rd 2009 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nippon-institute-of-technology-unveils-educational-humanoid-robo/Dec 21st 2009 1:16PM