PALRO (for PAL = friend and Ro = Robot) is a new small humanoid robot built by the Japanese company Fuji Soft.
It will be available for sale during 2010.
Rated technical specifications, Palro measures 39.8 cm (15 inches), and weighs 1.9 kg (3.5 pounds).
The small humanoid robot has 20 degrees of freedom. It is equipped with speakers, a camera, several microphones, an array of LEDs and a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor.
Its price: US $ 3,300
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