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Bandai's new Doraemon Robot

Sep 3, 2009 06:48

One of the most well-known cartoons to ever come out of Asia, Doraemon (or the robotic cat) celebrates his 30th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion Bandai is today releasing a way cool Doraemon robot that performs a multitude of way cool tasks.

The new Doraemon bot is primarily intended to interact with the user by voice messages, rolling its eyes, rotating its head, lighting LEDs in its nose and collar, and responding to a number of built-in sensors including a switch connected to its belly pocket.

It can track objects, like your hand, as they move in front of its face, and also reacts when you pat its head, twist its arm, or pull its tail. Turn off the lights and it closes its eyes as if it is sleeping. It also reacts to time and temperature as well as verbal commands. The robot stands 165mm tall and weighs in at 360g with the CR2032 battery installed. (From Robot Dreams)

While it's not as awesome as some of the other robots you might have read about on here, the new Doraemon robot is pretty impressive as far as consumer toys go. The price tag is a little steep at 31,500 yen (about US$340), but hardcore fans and collectors will certainly be eager to acquire their very own robot cat.

Check out the video for a quick demo of its features, or skip on over to the official Web site (jp).



Update: It looks as though Google is marking the Doraemon anniversary today as well. Check out its Japan page:

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