Saturday, June 27, 2015

Japan Humanoid Robot Sells Out in 1 Minute!

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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