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ampbot: like a robot on a segway with a boom box

robotics | strange and wonderful

Segatoys Hasbro AMPBot

Hot off the presses is the A.M.P.Bot, a unique roller-bot that moves around using a gyroscopic balancing system that works much like the Segway Personal Transporter.

A.M.P. stands for “Automated Musical Personality”. That’s because the wheeled robot can follow you around and play your tunes wherever you go…

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June 19th, 2008 3 comments stumble it! author: technabob

robot dog is surprisingly not too creepy

robotics | strange and wonderful

SEGATOYS Robot Dog

Having seen my share of weird Japanese robotic animals, I was actually pretty impressed by the fact that this one doesn’t look like it’s going to attempt to murder you in your sleep. SEGATOY’s new robotic dog is a heck of a lot less creepy than their hollow-stared robot cats, and actually seems to act quite a bit like a real pup (sans the poop)…

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February 10th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! author: technabob

sega brain checker asks just how stupid are you?

gadgets | video games

SegaToys Brain Checker

If you haven’t gotten a chance to play either of the Brain Age games on the Nintendo DS, you might want to check out this gadget from Japan’s SegaToys. Thanks to my limited knowledge of the Japanese language, I’m not 100% sure what the Brain Checker does, but it sure looks like it could be fun…

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December 28th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! author: technabob

lets talk about chicks, man.

robotics | strange and wonderful

Dream Robot Chick by SegaToys

If cute is your thing, you’re in luck. These baby robot chickens from Japan are so sugary sweet, you might go into a diabetic coma.

SegaToys’ Dream Chicks are lifelike baby birds that respond to real world stimuli. Petting and interacting with the tiny chick makes the diminutive avian chirp and flap its little wings once in a while…

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November 10th, 2007 3 comments stumble it! author: technabob

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