Keepon robot bobs about
August 20th, 2007 by Edwin in Robot Gadgets
Now isn’t this the cutest robot you’ve ever laid your eyes upon? The Keepon doesn’t transform nor does it even come with a pair of arms - instead, it looks more like a yellow snoman with large eyes and the ability to bob according to the music being played in the background. Built by Hideki Kozima, the Keepon robot was also designed to interact with children by communicating attention and emotion courtesy of a couple of cameras and a microphone. Unfortunately, Keepon is not up for sale. It probably would have launched a frenzied rush should it be released this holiday season. I know I would line up for one!
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3 Comments on “Keepon robot bobs about”
Yet another Gadget Gallery » Coolest Gadgets Says:
August 21st, 2007 at 10:41 am[...] Keepon robot bobs about [...]
Think Artificial Says:
August 24th, 2007 at 7:08 pmThe Happiest Robot in the World
Ladies and gentlemen, I’m officially announcing a new titleholder of ‘Happiest Robot in the World’ (formerly held by Plen)! Now here’s a dancing can of Coke done right, to say the least! Keepon is a little, yellow-but-snowman-li…
Mandy Girl Says:
January 21st, 2008 at 9:10 amKeepon is sooooooo cute! I found more more of him at http://www.cmu.edu/robou.


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