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Latest Wakamaru by Uniqlo - the shopping robot of the future???

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2008-09-05 16:00:47 by Editorial Staff in GadgetLite Blog
...Wakamaru may not sound or look like the most appealing robot of all, he looks much like some sort of yellow bug in a dress with no legs to me (ok, sorry thats abit mean )but what he has been designed to do certainly compensates for his amphibious looks Wakamaru, designed by Toshiyuki Kita and developed by Mitsubishi was primarily intended to...
 
Tags: wakamaru, robot, uniqlo, wakamaru technical team, handy robot, carer robot, uniqlo usa, mitsubishi, mitsubishi heavy industries
 
 
 
 
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Wakamaru, New York's robotic visitor from Japan, is blogging all about it

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2008-09-24 18:16:38 by Kevin Hall in DVICE
...Wakamaru, the robotic receptionist made by Mitsubishi and installed at Uniqlo's Manhattan location. The 'bot acts as a greeter, replying in English on all kinds of topics from the weather to what time it is. It'll also let shoppers know how it's feeling and play a few games to pass the time, such as rock-paper-scissors and simple calisthenic...
 
Tags: wakamaru, expand wakamaru, wakamaru stays cool, bot, bot acts, simple calisthenic routines, manhattan location, curious ladies, time
 
 
 
 
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Wakamaru and FST suit make Mobile Suit Gundam anime a reality

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2008-10-10 00:35:33 by Adario Strange in DVICE
...Wakamaru robot. Using the FST, a human's movements are mimicked perfectly by the Wakamaru robot, essentially making the Mobile Suit Gundam fiction a present day reality. A live demonstration of the technology is scheduled for the next Robo Japan 2008 , but for now you can check out the FST and the Wakamaru in action here Via Nikkei
 
Tags: wakamaru, fst, wakamaru robot, world, real world, flexible sensor tube, controller suit, robo japan, day reality
 
 
 
 
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Wakamaru's latest gig: distraught thespian, clothes rack

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2008-11-26 10:13:00 by Thomas Ricker in Engadget
...Wakamaru was left with a choice: toll booth operator or actress -- she chose the latter, easier option. Osaka University's 20-minute play titled, "I, Worker," focuses on a young couple whose seductive (don't you think?) housekeeping robot has lost her will to work after struggling with the idea of human servitude. The play is expected to go...
 
Tags: wakamaru, distraught thespian, clothes rack, expect wakamaru, 20-minute play, toll booth operator, broad emotional range, play, insatiable lust
 
 
 
 
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Wakamaru robot to help / freak out UNIQLO SoHo shoppers

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2008-09-06 03:01:00 by Darren Murph in Engadget
...Wakamaru , a humanoid that can look you in the eye, communicate on a very basic level and somehow help you decide between this dress or that other one over there. Word on the street has it arriving sometime next week, so if any of you regulars happen to see it, let us know just how convincing it is / isn't Via TokyoMango ] Read | Permalink |...
 
Tags: uniqlo soho, wakamaru, global perspective, basic level, robots, street, humanoid, comments, boutiques
 
 
 
 
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Wakamaru robot to help / freak out UNIQLO SoHo shoppers

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2008-09-06 08:01:00 by Darren Murph in Robotic-Lab.COM
...Wakamaru , a humanoid that can look you in the eye, communicate on a very basic level and somehow help you decide between this dress or that other one over there. Word on the street has it arriving sometime next week, so if any of you regulars happen to see it, let us know just how convincing it is / isn't Via TokyoMango ] Read | Permalink |...
 
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Uniqlo Wakamaru Robot Shopping Guide Is Afraid of Americans [Robots]

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2008-09-08 19:20:00 by matt buchanan in Gizmodo
...Wakamaru shopping robot was faring. Not so well. Bewildered by the bustling crowd scurrying around against booming techno music, it had to be led around by hand and had trouble understanding our bizarre alien language. When our intern asked, "Where are the shirts?" it chastely told him not to use naughty language. Hell, it even looks...
 
Tags: language, naughty language, wakamaru, nick mcglynn, techno music, robot, breathe easy, american invasion, uniqlo
 
 
 
 
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Actor Robot Takes Center Stage in Japan

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2008-11-26 12:36:19 by Priya Ganapati in Gadget Lab
...Wakamaru' from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries The Wakamaru was designed primarily to provide care for the disabled and elderly. It runs Linux operating system, has limited speech and speech recognition abilities The play itself has a very interesting premise. It's about a young couple with two housekeeping robots. One of the robots complains...
 
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Wakamarus latest gig: distraught thespian, clothes rack

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2008-11-26 15:13:00 by Thomas Ricker in Robotic-Lab.COM
...Wakamaru was left with a choice: toll booth operator or actress -- she chose the latter, easier option. Osaka University's 20-minute play titled, "I, Worker," focuses on a young couple whose seductive (don't you think?) housekeeping robot has lost her will to work after struggling with the idea of human servitude. The play is expected to go...
 
Tags: distraught thespian, clothes rack, wakamaru, expect wakamaru, 20-minute play, toll booth operator, broad emotional range, play, insatiable lust