Robofie

Well you probably know about Sony's sad attempt to replace the household pet with their evil robot dogs Aibo. But here is relief - we wont have to put up with Sony's crap because Volks, have brought out a robot to kick seven shades of crap out of Aibo - named Robofie. Robofie not only looks cooler better than those sad Aibo's, it can also push around blocks of (fake) concrete , throw (polystyrene) bricks and kick down (5cm tall) telephone pylons. Specs are...

• Comes as a DIY kit - when finished looks like the frame pictured below - the armor can be painted to your liking.
• Comes with electro magnets built into the feet - useful for erm walking on metal stuff.
• 300mm tall and weights 1kg.
• Pre programmed moves are..
  • Walk (really?)
  • Run
  • Spin
  • Spin and run
  • Grab items
  • Throw items
  • Kick (this is where kicking seven shades out of Aibo comes in handy
  • Dance
  • Fart

You can control Robofie with the remote and also use the CD that comes with the set to program intricate moves like "picking-nose", "adjusting-underpants" etc.

You are probably wondering what Robofie looks like in action - all I could find so far are the movies below.

• Robofie in action clip 1 (sorry its WMV)
• Robofie in action clip 1 (another WMV)

Robofie will cost a piffling 186,900 yen (about 1800 USD) and if you want one, get yourself along to the Volks site now.
Clips and some of these photos from Robot Fan Above: The guy on the right are the bones (frame) of Robofie. The guy on the left is actually the same guy - Robofie comes with plain armor which you can paint, dip in peanut butter or whatever tickles your fancy. Above: Some variations on the armor. Above: Robofie pushing around a chunk of concrete.

OH MY GOD!! Thats awesome!!!!!

It's.... So... COOL!

I want One !!!!  o_O
Bit pricey though =S

Wow, this will make a perfect Christmas gift. But, damn it, its pricey. I am gonna have to steal one.

thats wicked, they should make them bigger though......

WOW...that is so cool!it so pricey...worth it though!i like that is comes as day DIY...would love to get one!!!MAybe some day hey Danny :-)

OH MY GOD!! Thats awesome!!!!!

It's.... So... COOL!

I want One !!!!  o_O
Bit pricey though =S

Wow, this will make a perfect Christmas gift. But, damn it, its pricey. I am gonna have to steal one.

thats wicked, they should make them bigger though......