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December 14th, 2009, 18:40
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Alright, you already have a robot dancer (http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/doka-harumis-robot-dance-routine-fills-us-with-shame-for-humani/), some robot houscats (http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/06/sega-toys-dream-cat-venus-is-sure-to-be-your-favorite-fake-pet/), and you even acquired a Roomba to protect your child (http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/roomba-saves-child-from-deadly-viper-challenges-tango-to-a-figh/) from poisonous snakes -- what's next for your futuristic replicant menagerie? Starting in January 2010, the Japanese department store Sogo & Seibu will accept pre-orders for Actroid (http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/05/uncanny-valley-2-hello-kitty-edition/) life-sized, animatronic female robots. Unlike some available models, these ones can't walk (or to a two-step, for that matter) but they will sit still and smile politely -- which might be all you really want in a robotic companion anyways -- and that's OK. We're not here to judge you. Quantities are extremely limited: only two will be sold, at a price of $225,000 each. Get a closer look after the break.
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Alright, you already have a robot dancer (http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/doka-harumis-robot-dance-routine-fills-us-with-shame-for-humani/), some robot houscats (http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/06/sega-toys-dream-cat-venus-is-sure-to-be-your-favorite-fake-pet/), and you even acquired a Roomba to protect your child (http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/roomba-saves-child-from-deadly-viper-challenges-tango-to-a-figh/) from poisonous snakes -- what's next for your futuristic replicant menagerie? Starting in January 2010, the Japanese department store Sogo & Seibu will accept pre-orders for Actroid (http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/05/uncanny-valley-2-hello-kitty-edition/) life-sized, animatronic female robots. Unlike some available models, these ones can't walk (or to a two-step, for that matter) but they will sit still and smile politely -- which might be all you really want in a robotic companion anyways -- and that's OK. We're not here to judge you. Quantities are extremely limited: only two will be sold, at a price of $225,000 each. Get a closer look after the break.
Continue reading Actroids go on sale in Japan, John Isidore not impressed (http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/14/actroids-go-on-sale-in-japan-john-isidore-not-impressed/)
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