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Murata Seiko chan - A female robot that can ride a unicycle
Gizmo Watch —
... live videos and also assess potential obstacles.
Price and Availability: The 5kg fem-bot will soon be available. Pricing hasn’t been announced yet.
Watch this: The robot’s set design and exterior character of the bot was designed by women and is meant for kindergarten students and above. She measures 50cm and is apparently a lively but shy unicyclist.
Word around the web:
Serkan Toto at CrunchGear says:
“Next week, the general public (including ...
"Little Seiko" Unicycling Robot Looks Like EVE Before She Learned to Hover [Robot Clownery]
Gizmodo —
... Murata claims that Little Seiko is designed to look like a Kindergarten-aged girl, but I can't help but see the likeness to EVE, WALL-E's incorrigibly charming onscreen lady interest. The odd, outstretched arms (which are likely vital for balancing) and Pith helmet make the robot a little less endearing than its Pixar counterpart, but the resemblance is undeniable. Little Seiko's big debut is slated for CEATECH, when we'll actually get to see this thing in action. [Crunchgear] ...
Seiko-chan robot is adorable, which makes the commercial for her brother even creepier
Boing Boing Gadgets —
I know none of us will ever buy the new "Murata Girl", an updated version of the older "Murata Boy" robot, but the commercial for the Boy above is far creepier than the pictures of the Girl would imply. (I'd link the picture of the Girl, as well, but I've already swiped plenty from CrunchGear already.)
You really should click over, though: the "Seiko-chan" robot is shaped like a cute Japanese schoolgirl riding a unicycle. Adorable!
Little Seiko: Japanese company develops creepy kindergarten girl robot [CrunchGear] ...
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CEATEC 2008: Murata Girl unicycle robot in action (video)
CrunchGear —
... started today in Chiba (near Tokyo) and as to be expected, the Murata Girl, aka creepy kindergarten robot Little Seiko, turned out to be the biggest crowd pleaser. ...
CEATEC 2008: Docomo’s (awesome) detachable cell phone up and close (2 videos)
CrunchGear —
At this year’s CEATEC, Little Seiko, the kindergarten girl robot, is the unbeatable fan favorite, but NTT Docomo’s (Japan’s biggest telecommunications company) detachable handset is surely one of the top 5 products of the exhibition. A lot of attendees queued 35 minutes to try the Fujitsu cell phone out themselves, including me. And let me tell you, the thing is awesome.
I blogged about this before but now we have much better videos. The professional video above (with more ...
