We expect that most of these babies wull get snatched up by collectors TOKYO (AP) – A small walking man-shaped robot for home security and The 15-inch tall, 5.5 pound robot called nuvo from ZMP Inc. also comes in a fancier The robot can walk, get up and respond to voice commands such as "turn right." It And they have video cameras and microphones inside their heads. Natural-born video-bloggers…<\/p>\n from AP<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The world’s first fully functional, humanoid, child-sized robots have gone on sale in Japan. They get all the cool stuff first. We expect that most of these babies wull get snatched up by collectors and investors. After all, someday owning … Continue reading ![](\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/dowbrigade\/japrobot.jpg\")
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\n world’s first fully functional, humanoid, child-sized robots have gone
\n on sale in Japan<\/a>. They get all the cool stuff first.<\/p>\n
\n and investors. After all, someday owning one of these will be like
\n having a Xerox Alto computer or an early Model A bought from Henry Ford
\n himself. We hope they come programmed with Asimov’s Three Laws…<\/p>\n\n
\n entertainment is going on sale in Japan for 588,000 yen ($5,450).<\/p>\n
\n $8,200 version with the same functions and a design inspired by lacquer-ware
\n painted on its body.<\/p>\n
\n links to mobile phones so that people can check on images of their homes taken
\n on a digital camera inside the robot’s head. It can be controlled by a remote
\n and is programmed to do a dance. It also makes musical sounds.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n