retroremakes
December 11th, 2009, 17:50
Nao the humanoid robot (http://gizmodo.com/tag/humanoidrobot/) really, really wants us nerds to like him. Or, more accurately, Aldebaran Robotics wants us to really like him. That's why they have him pandering to us with a scene from Star Wars (http://gizmodo.com/tag/starwars/).
Still, I have to admit that Nao delivers a powerful performance—especially when it comes to his R2-D2 impression. Of course, that's kind of like Gary Busey playing a lunatic, but still...kudos. Outside of his skills as a thespian, Nao is also quite capable of learning and performing useful tasks for his owners. Nao has been in development for years now, but a commercial version is expected sometime next year. [Impress (http://robot.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20091210_334926.html) via Plastic Pals (http://www.plasticpals.com/?p=18667)]
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