July 9th, 2008 by
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How much would you pay for a one and a half foot tall robot capable of bending your will with a simple glance? If you said ¥798,000 (about $7,400) then you’re already under the control of Vstone’s Black Ox. You’ll have to hurry though. Of the 30 planned for manufacture only 15 remain for pre-order. Must… Buy… Robot.
[Via Akihabara News]
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June 18th, 2008 by
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South Korea has already made its ambitious robot plans quite well known, and it now looks like a group of Japanese robot companies are doing their best to stay in the race, with them forming a consortium of sorts that they say will let them cooperate in the research, development and marketing of robots. Currently, that group includes Tokyo’s ZMP, Nagoya’s Business Design Laboratory, Vstone (makers of the Black Ox pictured above), and Tmsuk, each of which will apparently initially focus on “simple service robots” designed to keep watch on the elderly, pets, and children. They’re not getting much more specific than that just yet, unfortunately, with one of the company’s CEOs only going so far as to say that, “in ten years, robots may be able to help out around the house,” but that he doesn’t “necessarily know that robots should do everything.”
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June 2nd, 2008 by
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If that kid looks a tad uncomfortable, it’s because he just schooled Vstone’s new Tichno robot on the pitch. Hard not to, really. Although the four-and-a-quarter foot tall / 26-kg (57-pound) Tichno features 2- and 3-axis accelerometers, an aluminum / carbon frame covered in an ABS resin, and the same control board as the Robovie-X, it’s slow, like old-man slow. However, with a price of just ¥10,000,000 (almost $100,000), we guess you get what you pay for. Video after the break.
Continue reading Video: Vstone’s Tichno hates children, slower than Jens Lehmann
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May 29th, 2008 by
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Vstone’s various humanoid robots have already made their presence known in Japan, and it looks like they’re now finally making their way over here with a little help from the folks at Texas-based KumoTek. They’ve just announced their new line of KT-X series bots (seemingly identical to Vstone’s Robovie-X), including the 13-motor KT-X Lite, the 17-motor KT-X, and the 20-motor KT-X Gladiator, all of which are apparently aimed at the educational market and range in price from $990 to $1,490. Like its Vstone coutnerpart, the KT-X measures about 13 inches tall, and is able to be controlled with a standard PS2 wireless controller, although it apparently comes with the added educational benefit of KumoTek’s Robot P.E.T.S. (Robots Promoting Education Through Science) educational system, which the company hopes will help set students off into a career in robotics or mechanical engineering.
[Via I4U News]
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March 13th, 2008 by
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Finally, after a scourge of sissy, beer serving robots we meet our maker. Vstone’s Black Ox stands more than 7,000 feet tall and brings a Tokyo-sized lust for human meat sack. Gigantor, you never had a chance. Ok, ok, he’s only a foot and a half from the floor but those 20 movable axis points and fierce fighting skills should deliver hours of entertaining torment for your pet or kids whenever it might ship.
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March 13th, 2008 by
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Finally, after a scourge of sissy, beer serving robots we meet our maker. Vstone’s Black Ox stands more than 7,000 feet tall and brings a Tokyo-sized lust for human meat sacks. Gigantor, you never had a chance. Ok, ok, he’s only a foot and a half from the floor but those 20 movable axis points and fierce fighting skills should deliver hours of entertaining torment for your pet, kids, or pet kids. Check the video after the break while we wait for an official price and release date.
[Via Impress]
Continue reading Video: Vstone’s Black Ox — welcome to your destruction Gigantor
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December 5th, 2007 by
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Remember the cock fighter we peeped back in August? He’s far more deadly than we had imagined and now up for pre-order in Japan. At least his Robovie-X underpinnings are. The 13.5-inch / 2.86-pound bot manufactured by JR Robotics should start shipping in February for a pre-order price of ¥94,500 (about $856). This robot features the impressive pliability of his lessor RB2000 brother while including new voice response sensors and weaponry. In fact, the two can share parts in a mutant servo mashup only a mother robot could love. Oh did we mention this one can track targets and then blast it with missiles? Gulp, see for yourself in the video after the break.
[Via Impress]
Continue reading Robovie-X is coming to get you
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