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02/27/2006

Einstein Robot

Hanson has created the world's first walking, talking Einstein robot. Watch the video clip and read below for a short description. "The Albert Hubo is the first ever walking robot with humanlike expressions. Our Frubber material makes this possible, because it requires MUCH less force to move into facial expressions than do previous materials--less than 1/20th the force and energy than the softest animatronics materials, according to published tests. This means that the Albert head can run for hours on AA batteries, so it can be mobile and mount on a walking robot body." [Hanson]

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Posted at 02/27/2006 01:33am by vb
is all he says is "i am a physicist" its way cool though
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Posted at 02/27/2006 11:45am by Uber-Review » Blog Archive » Albert Einstein Robot In Action
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Posted at 02/27/2006 5:13pm by jebus
now comeing soon from ipod i-stein
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Posted at 02/27/2006 5:37pm by Jipped
Imagine the possibilities, they really need to create a better looking body though
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Posted at 02/27/2006 5:57pm by Ashley
As soon as he learns to sain more and become more autonomous, then he'll be REALLY cool. But, it's deffinately a nice start.
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Posted at 02/27/2006 6:17pm by Ashley
Dude!! way cool!! a very, very, very cool start1!!
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Posted at 02/27/2006 6:27pm by mike
Those Japanese know how to do sh1t
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Posted at 02/27/2006 6:40pm by Ankur
This is stupid, why Einstein's head?
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Posted at 02/27/2006 6:41pm by chris
very very good . but it will be very dadgerouse in the end
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Posted at 02/27/2006 6:47pm by random person
um... they aren't speaking Japanese...
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Posted at 02/27/2006 7:57pm by rich
"This is stupid, why Einstein’s head?" oh gee i dunno, how about because he was the smartest person to have ever lived, in the top 3 anyway lol, so when they make a scientific/technological breakthrough, they are honouring a genius by making it in his image, use your brain next time before you post such stupid comments ;)
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Posted at 02/27/2006 8:09pm by dude
Im sorry, but thats crap, seen walking ages ago and the face is so random. so what its new rubber, make some new Condoms with the stuff or something usuful, instead of a freak like that from the movie AI. Einstein just became a special needs case...
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Posted at 02/27/2006 9:18pm by TAx
Holy shit! God send us John Connor. I can't wait to open my door one day to one of these holding a machine gun.
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Posted at 02/27/2006 9:33pm by jon
load of s***
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Posted at 02/27/2006 10:30pm by Pot
Scary to think in the 22nd Century none of us will be able to tell the difference between a regular human or robot walking down the street
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Posted at 02/27/2006 10:49pm by paradox
Oh yeah, I saw this in Wired top 100 coolest bots. This was on the cover. Way weird, way cool.
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Posted at 02/28/2006 01:12am by Frankenstein
Quote "This is stupid, why Einstein’s head?" I know. They should've done his ****.
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Posted at 02/28/2006 01:37am by ro845
They are Korean.
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Posted at 02/28/2006 02:11am by Prancer
Ultimate geekiness, if only I were that smart
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Posted at 02/28/2006 12:18pm by jonathan
this is based on the body of the honda asimo.
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Posted at 02/28/2006 1:13pm by Sean
It seems as this is a very small step on the long road to getting robots and bodys to look like those from Ghost in the Shell, but I believe that will be possilbe for humans to have cyborg or even full robot bodys with just a brain case with-in the next 100 years or so.
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Posted at 02/28/2006 3:25pm by la
LOL - It's obviously an old man in a costume you gullible fools!!!!
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Posted at 02/28/2006 4:05pm by JT
Thats gangsta
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Posted at 02/28/2006 4:34pm by tic
i think its too dangerous. if i saw that robot on the street it looks so real i just might give it my wallet if he wowed me with his knowledge of science like he did in the video and then how would i get the bus!?
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Posted at 02/28/2006 5:08pm by Mitsume Greyn
Fairly interesting. It's a long way from passing as human though. Does this mean that sometime inthe near future rich parents can buy their kids best friends? Think about it.. it would be the perfect solution for if your kids are total brats. You buy them a programable friend. Or maybe like.. programable nannies. "sorry kids, I have a business apoitment and can't make it to your play. It's allright though, ROBO NANNY will record the whole thing for me to see later. Good Luck!" Perhaps we can utilize this for military purposes. Wars fought with dolls rather then people, where life is not lost. True it might make war no worse then a game of football, but it might be a risk humanity is willing to take. >.> Just a thought. Peace. ~Mei
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