World's First Running Humanoid Robot

When this thing can do what we do, then we're in trouble.





Tokyo Japan, December 18th, 2003 - Sony Corporation today announced the development of dramatically enhanced motion of Sony's humanoid robot, enabling integrated motion control for walking, jumping and running. By applying this technology to QRIO, which is one of Sony's technology platforms, Sony has successfully created the world's first* running humanoid robot.
(* As of Dec. 18th, 2003, based on Sony's investigation, as an autonomous robot with internalized control system and power supply system)



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The last I heard about that little guy was that it'll cost "as much as a luxury car" ... with all this R and D they're doing with it, it's going to end up as much as a private jet... But I wan' one nowww! So now when you piss him off he can jump, kick you in the face, and run away, neeeeat!

oh my god! its the matrix!