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February 16th, 2010, 01:40
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You'd have to be heartless to walk by Interbots' Quasi and not crack a smile. Q, as we like to call him, isn't an autonomous bot, but instead everything from his facial expressions to his speech are controlled wirelessly via a tablet PC. As you can see in the video after the break, his master can change his eye color and arm / hand movements with just a touch of the stylus. So, why did Quasi, who was born at Carnegie Mellon in 2006 (http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/02/researchers-unveil-emotive-interactive-robot-quasi/), make an appearance at the 2010 Toy Fair? Interbots is planning to bring an affordable child-friendly version of the $80,000 bot to market by the end of the year, and the reps on hand told us that it'll even have similar puppeteering capabilities. Sounds like a potential nightmare for parents, but there's something about this guy that makes us sure about his future as much-adored, bona fide family member.
Gallery: Interbots Quasi robot (http://www.engadget.com/photos/interbots-quasi-robot/)
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Quasi robot melts hearts at Toy Fair, Interbots promises toy version soon (http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/quasi-the-robot-melts-hearts-at-toy-fair-interbots-promises-toy/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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You'd have to be heartless to walk by Interbots' Quasi and not crack a smile. Q, as we like to call him, isn't an autonomous bot, but instead everything from his facial expressions to his speech are controlled wirelessly via a tablet PC. As you can see in the video after the break, his master can change his eye color and arm / hand movements with just a touch of the stylus. So, why did Quasi, who was born at Carnegie Mellon in 2006 (http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/02/researchers-unveil-emotive-interactive-robot-quasi/), make an appearance at the 2010 Toy Fair? Interbots is planning to bring an affordable child-friendly version of the $80,000 bot to market by the end of the year, and the reps on hand told us that it'll even have similar puppeteering capabilities. Sounds like a potential nightmare for parents, but there's something about this guy that makes us sure about his future as much-adored, bona fide family member.
Gallery: Interbots Quasi robot (http://www.engadget.com/photos/interbots-quasi-robot/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/quasigal01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/interbots-quasi-robot/2712137/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/quasigal02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/interbots-quasi-robot/2712138/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/quasigal03_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/interbots-quasi-robot/2712139/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/quasigal04_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/interbots-quasi-robot/2712140/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/quasigal05_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/interbots-quasi-robot/2712141/)
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Quasi robot melts hearts at Toy Fair, Interbots promises toy version soon (http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/quasi-the-robot-melts-hearts-at-toy-fair-interbots-promises-toy/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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