Replies to post #20952 on GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. (GOSY)

[XenaLives]

For a two million investment she should have something going for her.

According to the Associated Press, the robotic framework for the HRP-4C, sans face and other coverings, will sell for about $200,000, and the technology behind it will eventually be made public so people can come up their own moves for the bot.
The government-backed AIST says she's mostly being developed for the entertainment industry--for use in amusement parks, for example, or as an exercise teacher--and is not yet ready to help with daily chores. So unfortunately for those eager to hire HRP-4C as a home or office assistant, for now at least, her main job is to look pretty--or odd, depending on your perspective.

http://matrix-xd.blogspot.com/2009/10/supermodel-robot-hrp-4c-incredible.html

[Chae]

a cool lab robot. Not marketable as we have discussed many times on the board.

[caravan]

Thank you for posting this. It is always interesting to see what other robot companies are doing. As stated, this has been developed for entertainment purposes, unlike GOSYs Carebot which has been developed to help others around their home.

Japan's entertaining robot that sings and looks like a beautiful young female is finally learning how to walk just like a beautiful girl—well, almost. Robotics developers at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) have released a video of their HRP-4C “Miim robot” to show how it can walk better than before.