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Robotic Playmate Kibot
South Korean telecom company KT has introduced a robotic playmate for kids called KT that is being made by iRiver. The small robot is about eight inches tall and has the face of a monkey. Aimed at children ages 3 to 7, Kibot can read books, sing and play online games with the screen on [...]
Robot Teacher
Students in South Korea will now learn English thanks to a cute yellow robot with a face on it called Engkey. The robots are not completely autonomous and will actually be run by qualified teachers from the Philippines. The teachers can hear the children in the classroom and react accordingly. The three and a half [...]
More Robotic Waitstaff
A South Korean company called Future Robot has unveiled a new robotic humanoid called FURO. The robot FURO is designed to be an attractive female waitress. Your order is placed by using her touchscreen and payment is made by swiping your credit card. I’m not sure if I like her animated cartoon face better than [...]
Robotland
Were not sure which is more exciting, robots vs pirates or Robotland. Well Robotland in South Korea has finally secured enough funding to sketch up some cool renders of the robot theme park. The park has secured $230 million of a $600 million budget and expects to open in 2012 and break even in 2014. [...]
Robot Emits Fragrances
South Korean researchers from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology recently unveiled the humanoid robot Mahru. The robot can dance and get emotional when not doing chores. It can also emit two kinds of fragrances based on its emotions. I guess we will smell the doom coming when the robots finally overtake us. Video [...]