JAPAN: JAPANESE COMPANY UNVEILS A DOLLSIZED HUMANOID ROBOT FOR GENERAL CONSUMERS

Record ID: 860833

  • Title: JAPAN: JAPANESE COMPANY UNVEILS A DOLLSIZED HUMANOID ROBOT FOR GENERAL CONSUMERS
  • Date: 3rd March 2004
  • Summary: (L!3) TOKYO, JAPAN (MARCH 3, 2004) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF ROBOT WALKING ON CARPET MAN CONTROLLING ROBOT WITH LAPTOP COMPUTER CU ROBOT'S EYE, DIGITAL CAMERA SCU ROBOT DANCING VARIOUS OF ROBOT RAISING ITS ARMS VARIOUS OF ROBOT GETTING UP CU MAN CONTROLLING ROBOT WITH MOBILE PHONE VARIOUS OF ROBOT WALKING SCU (SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) HISASHI TANIGUCHI, PRESIDENT OF ZMP, SAYING: "Nuvo has an athletic ability. It walks and picks up on its own. Whenever it falls on its face or on its back, it can get up on its own. Owners are able to control a robot by remote with video mobile phone, and see the inside of their houses through a digital camera in its head to keep security. It also has an ability to recognise voice commands." ROBOT MOVING AROUND ITS ARMS 3 ROBOTS IN 3 DIFFERENT COLOURS
  • Embargoed: 18th March 2004 12:00
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  • Location: TOKYO, JAPAN
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  • Country: Japan
  • Topics: Technology
  • Reuters ID: LVA5DB640RUIVZGU5WYX5A65NQL9
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  • Story Text: A Japanese company unveils a doll-sized humanoid robot for general consumers.
    It walks on two legs, dances and responds to voice commands - Japanese consumers now have the chance to buy their very own "living dolls".
    A Japanese venture business in Tokyo unveiled a prototype of a walking robot on Wednesday (March 3) as one of the first humanoid robots to be offered to home users.
    It's called "Nuvo", and will be put on sale by the end of the year. The electronic doll-like figure costs roughly 500,000 yen (about 4,545 U.S. dollars).
    The 39-centimetre, 2.5-kilogram robot walks forward, backwards, right and left and can pick itself back up when it falls over.
    Nuvo can even be used for home security - a digital camera in its head lets owners check up on their homes while they're out.
    "Nuvo has an athletic ability. It walks and picks up.
    Whenever it falls on its face or on its back, it can get up on its own. Owners are able to control a robot by remote with video mobile phone, and see the inside of their houses through a digital camera in its head to keep security. It also has an ability to recognise voice commands." said Hisashi Taniguchi, president of ZMP, which developed Nuvo.
    Nuvo can recognise over 1000 voice commands - including "dance" and "bow".
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