Holy Jumpin’ Jimminy! Do
you believe it? I have seen Apple products sell out quickly, vanity licence
plates, and special offers but this is ridiculous. Aha...the Internet. Talk
about putting a new spin on speed dialling, eh! Hey...great to see you. Glad
you touched down here for a mug of coffee and a Japanese pastry before they all
sold out! Nah! I always keep yours set aside for you...regular VIP customer and
all, I mean! Here's more on the humanoid robot...
Softbank Robotics Corp
of Tokyo sold all units of its humanoid robot "Pepper" in just one
minute after they went on sale on its website last Saturday.
Softbank
said that 1,000 units of "Pepper" were sold out in just one minute on
Saturday.
Softbank began accepting orders at 10am (8am Thailand time) on
Saturday. Delivery will start in July. By the end of July the company will
announce when it will sell the next batch of the robot, the firm added.
Priced at 213,840 yen (=$2124.24 CAD), the robot is claimed to be
the world's first personal robot capable of reading emotions via its camera,
touch sensors and microphone.
Softbank
plans to begin selling "Pepper" for corporate use, such as to use as
a receptionist or to provide other customer services. Softbank also aims to
begin selling it overseas possibly later this year.
Hey...how
about training Pepper to walk your dog including stopping to stoop and scoop
the poop?
Could
it help with homework? How about a thesis on thermal nuclear collisions of anti-matter at the
sub-molecular level?
Can
it make coffee? Bake muffins? It’s hired!
If you
had a humanoid robot, what would you like it to be able to do? I’d love to hear from
you...
See
ya, eh!
roBob
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