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Robovie-II, the Robot That Helps You Buy Groceries
3 days ago
by Stuart Fox
The ease and variety of online shopping enabled by the first dot-com explosion cast technology as the killer of in-store retail. But in Japan, with its aging population and unique consumer culture, technology facilitates grocery shopping, in the form of retail assistance robots like Robovie-II. Part ...
Popular Science - New ... - popsci.com · Rank: 478 ·  180 references
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Finally, you can clone yourself
3 days ago
by Gary Woodill
We have all wished to be cloned in order to do more in a day. While this may not be a solution, a Japanese department store, Sogo and Seibu, will make a human-like robot that looks like you for a mere $225,000. Called “Actroids”, they are currently only available in the female variety of humans. Thi ...
Workplace Learning Today - brandon-hall.com/workplacelearningtoday · Rank: 5,834 · 72 references
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Now Available: Yourself As An Android
4 days ago
by Evan Ackerman
Lonely? Narcissistic? If you stop by a department store in Japan between January 1st and 3rd, you can place an order for your very own android that looks exactly like you. Built by the Japanese robotics firm Kokoro (who also built the Actroid in the picture above), the custom android will be designe ...
BotJunkie - botjunkie.com · Rank: 1,698 · 635 references
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Robot Doppelgangers for Sale
4 days ago
by William
Department store operator Sogo & Seibu has announced plans to sell two humanoid robots custom-built to look like the people who purchase them. Roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro already got his (Photo: Loving the Machine) The mechanical doppelgangers are available for a limited time as part of a special Ne ...
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