A new Japanese robotics magazine, Robot Life, has polled 500 Japanese females to ask them who was their favorite commercial robot. The grand winner was the PaPeRo robot, pictured at left, built by NEC. Also making the top 10 list (though, at a dismal 10th), is our friend Robonova. Wakamaru and Mano…
It is exactly the catchiest name I've heard (but volumes better than "Qrio"), but Wakamaru is the latest in Japan's bid to take over the world with robots. That and help out their rapidly aging population. Wakamaru, weighing in at 30kg, 3ft tall, and anywhere from $9,000 to $14,000 USD …
