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More news:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>Sony's Aibo has something to bark about</B><P>Richard Shim, ZDNet News<P>Sony is teaching its old robo-dog some new tricks. The $1,500 pet comes in new colors and will fetch your e-mail--then read it back to you.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/zd/20010509/tc/sony_s_aibo_has_something_to_bark_about_1.html" TARGET=_blank><B>More</B></A>

what's the point of having all these robot dogs? i prefer my little shih tzu.

So cool:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>Motorola and Flashline Demonstrate the Ultimate Wireless Lego Robot<P>Robots, Reuse and Java(TM) Technology Unite in a Wireless Environment At JavaOne(SM) 2001 Developer Conference</B><P>SAN FRANCISCO, June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Using a mobile phone to remotely control a robot might sound like science fiction, but it's a reality that Motorola (NYSE: MOT - news) and Flashline will demonstrate on a LEGO® MINDSTORMS(TM) robot at the JavaOne(SM) Developer Conference. The companies have combined the power of wireless technology, Java(TM) development and reusable software components to develop the ultimate wirelessly controlled robot. The companies will demonstrate this achievement in the Flashline booth (#1622) June 4-8 at San Francisco's Moscone Center.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010604/cgm023.html" TARGET=_blank><B>More</B></A>

Fun. Any volunteers for an in-depth review?<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>Clowning around at Computex</B><P>Ian Fried, CNET News.com<P>Taking the dance video game craze a step further, Front Fareast Industrial is pitching a game with electronic maracas that must be shaken to the beat of the Village People's "YMCA," among other titles. The company is still looking for a U.S. distributor but said the game should sell for around $30, digital maracas included.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/cn/20010606/tc/clowning_around_at_computex_1.html" TARGET=_blank><B>More</B></A>

You can't do this with a real dog:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>Shopping: How Much Is That Robo-Pup in the Window?</B><P>Jan Paschal, Reuters<P>...AIBO owners have used the Master Studio software to program their pets to dance to Jerry Lee Lewis's 1950s rock and roll hit ``Great Balls of Fire'' and the Baha Men's catchy song, released last year, ``Who Let the Dogs Out?''<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010712/wr/column_shopping_dc_1.html" TARGET=_blank><B>More</B></A>

They're getting smarter:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Sony's Robot Dog Has Pups<P>Matthew Herper, Forbes.com<P>It's getting more artificially intelligent as well. The last Aibo, ERS-210, could recognize 50 words--these new puppies have a vocabulary of 75 words. And like the other Aibo, the puppies can be reprogrammed to do things like dance to "Who Let The Dogs Out" even while its original memory is downloaded into a Sony Memory Stick.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><a href=http://biz.yahoo.com/fo/010907/0907tentech_1.html target=_blank>More</a>

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Sony's new singing humanoid robot carries heavy prices tag<P>YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business<P>TOKYO - A human-shaped robot set to go on sale later this year from Sony Corp (news - web sites). remembers people's faces, dances disco steps and even sings — but it's an expensive toy that a company executive said will cost as much as a luxury car.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><a href=http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020319/ap_wo_en_bu/japan_sony_robot_3 target=_blank>More</a>

Nowhere did I see that it can clean the house and cook meals. Useless, in my opinion.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Robots Take Aim at Human Heartstrings<P>Masayuki Kitano and Edmund Klamann <P>YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Among the male-dominated ranks of humanoid robots, "Posy" is a stand-out.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><a href=http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020329/tc_nm/tech_japan_robodex_dc_1 target=_blank>More</a>

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Nowhere did I see that it can clean the house and cook meals. Useless, in my opinion.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Hey! I resent that - I can't clean the house or cook meals either. Are you saying that despite my great charm and physical beauty that I'm useless?

A dancing baby robot? Hmm, might actually be useful...

<a href=http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020912/ap_wo_en_po/japan_sony_world_1 target=_blank>More</a>, Yahoo!

LOL!

<a href=http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/021016/law073_1.html target=_blank>More</a>, on Yahoo

More on the dancing chickens:

<a href=http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20021109/tc_nm/column_pluggedinscheduledweeklycolu_dc_1 target=_blank>More</a>, on Yahoo! News

Umm... it's spooky, isn't it?

<small>[ 22 August 2003, 08:52 AM: Message edited by: Azlan ]</small>