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Off Topic => Engineering => Topic started by: Nemesis on August 24, 2005, 03:51:26 pm

Title: Security Robots.
Post by: Nemesis on August 24, 2005, 03:51:26 pm

Security Robots.   (http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050823/ap_on_hi_te/japan_house_sitter_robot)

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Stores across Japan started taking orders on Thursday for the Roborior — a watermelon-sized eyeball on wheels that glows purple, blue and orange — continuing the country's love affair with gadgets.

Roborior can function as interior decor, but also as a virtual guard dog that can sense break-ins using infrared sensors, notify homeowners by calling their cellular phones, and send the owner's cell phone videos from its digital camera.

I just have one question.  Is it armed?

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Tmsuk has already produced a four-legged security robot called Banryu, which is about the size of a large dog and sells for $18,000.

But can it bite or just bark?

Title: Re: Security Robots.
Post by: Just plain old Punisher on August 24, 2005, 07:31:35 pm

(http://www.so-net.ne.jp/SF-Online/no14_19980425/image/special/ED209.jpg)
You are in violation of house rule 2334.132B (Curfew) You have ten seconds to comply!

Title: Re: Security Robots.
Post by: Nemesis on August 24, 2005, 08:19:21 pm

Quote from: Punisher on August 24, 2005, 07:31:35 pm

([url]http://www.so-net.ne.jp/SF-Online/no14_19980425/image/special/ED209.jpg[/url])

R2D2 after taking Dr Jekylls formula.

Title: Re: Security Robots.
Post by: E_Look on August 24, 2005, 11:13:58 pm

Imagine if the Borg got to Tweety Bird! :rofl: