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September 05, 2006
Apple's iPod comes to life with new Japanese robot
The iPod is set to be animated and mobilised by a new robot creation from Japanese company ZMP.
Miuro (music innovation based on utility robot technology) is an egg-shaped machine - available in various colours – activated by remote control to move around the house while playing music through its Kenwood speakers.
Apple's iPod player is locked easily into the top of the robot, which also picks up wireless signals from iTunes and other programs.
The five-kilogram, 355-centimetre-long machine demonstrated its unique talents with a pre-programmed vacuum-cleaner-like dance in Tokyo.
Muiro designer Shinichi Hara said: "This is a robot version of music-on-the-move that is so popular."
On sale in Japan since last Thursday, the 930-US dollar (£490) Miuro is due to launch globally in the second half of 2007, with a route-remembering camera and sensors for the robot available separately.
It will add to the vast array of iPod-friendly products already available including car speaker systems and earphones, making it possible to listen to music "wherever you are without even thinking about it", according to ZMP president Hisashi Taniguchi.
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Posted by ipodworld at September 5, 2006 09:43 AM
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