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gizmag.com - 2/10/2009
Japanese company builds your robotic twin
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A Japanese company called Little Island will manufacture your own custom-made robotic doppelganger. The pint-sized bot is produced based on a picture you send in and at USD$2,215, it definitely overshoots the “novelty buy” demographic, aiming for the true-believer market that is really, really ...
Japanese company makes Mini-Me robotic-version of you
techchee.com - 2/8/2009
Japanese company makes Mini-Me robotic-version of you
— techchee.com — If you’re a lonely geek , you may love the idea of having a Mini-Me robotic version... of you to accompany you, or to help you out with some simple daily tasks. The Japanese company, Little Island, creates a robot based on the picture you send ... (more) Japanese company makes Mini-Me robotic-version of you

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Your Robitic Twin, Because I’ve Always Wanted A Brother
GadgetReview — ... you send them, and manufacture a little you that can synthesize your voice, run RSS feeds, and accept voice commands.  Running on Windows XP with a 500 Mhz processor and 512 Mb’s of RAM.  From my source it does not look like the mini-you walks or has any appendage functions.  I can only imagine the endless creepy possibilites this thing can have.  Now you can finally walk into a room and ask “Which one of you is me?” And twins! [Gizmag] ...

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