ToriNews.com » Japan http://www.torinews.com Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:36:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Fashion Robot To Hit Japan Catwalk http://www.torinews.com/2010/08/fashion-robot-to-hit-japan-catwalk/ http://www.torinews.com/2010/08/fashion-robot-to-hit-japan-catwalk/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:39:01 +0000 admin http://www.torinews.com/2010/08/fashion-robot-to-hit-japan-catwalk/

The HRP-4C robot. The girlie-faced humanoid with slightly oversized eyes, a tiny nose and a shoulder length hair-do boasts 42 motion motors programmed to mimic the movements of flesh-and-blood fashion models. At just over 5 feet tall and 95 pounds in weight, she’s still thin enough to guilt teenage girls everywhere into puking up their lunches. And the manga-inspired face, with a tiny nose and large eyes, should keep the plastic surgery market afloat in even the most dire economic climate. Unlike modern models, however, the HRP-4C walks down the runway with constantly bent knees and it fully capable of smiling. In case you are looking for an HRP-4C of your own, a similar model will cost you million dollars.

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The New Model Robots are designed to require much less human supervision.
Here’s the low-down on the new iRobot Roomba 500 series (530, 560 and 570):

First generation Roomba (Roomba is a trademark...
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  • Anti-tangle technology to free itself of tassles and tangles (demo here)
  • Able to sense walls/furniture and automatically slows down to soften the impact (demo below)
  • Operates with one push of the clean button
  • Better motion on thick carpets and transition between surfaces
  • 33% larger dirt-bin
  • IR walls (‘Virtual Wall Lighthouses’) prevent the robot from venturing into another room before the first is cleaned (only on 560 and 570 – demo below)
  • On-board scheduling (only on 560 and 570)
  • Improved side-brush to better clean corners and edges
  • Modular design for easier upgrades/repair
  • Wireless controller for Roomba 570
  • Custom face-plates
    • Roomba 535 Vacuum Cleaning Robot

    Prices: $299.99 for the 530, $349.99 for the 560, $399.99 for the 570

    Also, iRobot mentions a Roomba 535 which, like the 570, will include a wireless controller.

    Roomba 535 Vacuum Cleaning Robot

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