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Affordable no-assembly humanoid robot on sale ahead of holidays delivers laughs

Relatively affordable at 31,290 yen (US$280) i-Sobot has 17 motors, can recognize spoken words and be controlled remotely, making the walking, somersaulting, karate-chopping robot as close to a humanoid as toys get.

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3 responses to “Affordable no-assembly humanoid robot on sale ahead of holidays delivers laughs”

  1. V C pandey, Jan 25 at 4:51 pm :
  2. I want to purchase the robot i-Sobot. I am from N Delhi India. My e-mail address is vcpandey_12@rediffmail.com.

  3. jesus, Sep 10 at 1:18 am :
  4. what if stuff go wrong with the robot nd it turns on us?? cuz from the description it knows how to “karate chop” so it might hurt me

  5. jesus, Sep 10 at 1:19 am :
  6. it could be a mechanical bully :O

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