Japanese toymaker Tomy on Wednesday unveiled a multi-talented humanoid robot, named ‘Robi jr.,’ which can converse using some 1,000 phrases and belt out about 50 songs, as well as move its limbs and head.
The company said it will put the Japanese-speaking humanoid, designed by well-known roboticist Tomotaka Takahashi, on the market early next year at a price of 15,000 yen ($140) a piece at stores and online in Japan.
Its Chinese-speaking siblings will also debut in Taiwan and Hong Kong at around the same time, a company official said, after Robi jr. was unveiled at the Japan Robot Week exhibition in Tokyo.
The company said it will put the Japanese-speaking humanoid, designed by well-known roboticist Tomotaka Takahashi, on the market early next year at a price of 15,000 yen ($140) a piece at stores and online in Japan.
Its Chinese-speaking siblings will also debut in Taiwan and Hong Kong at around the same time, a company official said, after Robi jr. was unveiled at the Japan Robot Week exhibition in Tokyo.