UN Spacy Posted March 17, 2004 Posted March 17, 2004 (edited) Just a couple of months ago Sony released their robot (the QRIO). I wonder who's going to be next to release the latest robot (maybe a transforming one)? "TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's top carmaker Toyota unveiled a trumpet-playing robot -- its first humanoid machine -- in a bid to catch up with robot technology frontrunners such as Honda and Sony. Toyota Motor Corp. (news - web sites) showed off its walking and rolling virtuoso robots to the media at a Tokyo hotel as it announced the outline of its robot development project. The 120-centimeter (48-inch) tall robot played "When you wish upon a star" with a trumpet as a presenter held a microphone up to the instrument, swaying naturally to the rhythm of the famous song from the Disney cartoon film Pinocchio. The robot, with what appeared to be an artificial green leaf stuck behind its left 'ear', bowed to the audience and waved its arms to respond to applause following the brief performance. The 35 kilogram (77 pound) as yet unnamed robot has artificial lips which can alter their position as subtly as human lips as air is forced through them, enabling it to play a trumpet as it presses the stops with its hands. "We are determined to drive forward the Toyota Partner Robot project by putting together what we have cultivated in automotive development and production," Toyota president Fujio Cho told the news conference. Toyota plans to form a "robot band" to play music at the 2005 World Exposition at the carmaker's base in Aichi, central Japan, the president said." Edited March 17, 2004 by UN Spacy Quote
Beware of Blast Posted March 17, 2004 Posted March 17, 2004 (edited) Oral sex causes cancer!! Yoda:- Hmm, a practical future for this technology I see. Edited March 17, 2004 by Beware of Blast Quote
eriku Posted March 17, 2004 Posted March 17, 2004 Oral sex causes cancer!!Yoda:- Hmm, a practical future for this technology I see. I don't see what oral sex has to do with a robot that can play the trump....ohhhhhh..... Quote
Angel's Fury Posted March 17, 2004 Posted March 17, 2004 Oral sex causes cancer!!Yoda:- Hmm, a practical future for this technology I see. I don't see what oral sex has to do with a robot that can play the trump....ohhhhhh..... Yikes!!!!! Quote
Southcross Posted March 17, 2004 Posted March 17, 2004 Oral sex causes cancer!!Yoda:- Hmm, a practical future for this technology I see. I don't see what oral sex has to do with a robot that can play the trump....ohhhhhh..... you need to read the story completely Quote
Beware of Blast Posted March 17, 2004 Posted March 17, 2004 (edited) "Imagination is more important than knowledge". The 35 kilogram (77 pound) as yet unnamed robot has artificial lips which can alter their position as subtly as human lips as air is forced through them, enabling it to play a trumpet as it presses the stops with its hands. Edited March 17, 2004 by Beware of Blast Quote
Blaine23 Posted March 17, 2004 Posted March 17, 2004 "Imagination is more important than knowledge". The 35 kilogram (77 pound) as yet unnamed robot has artificial lips which can alter their position as subtly as human lips as air is forced through them, enabling it to play a trumpet as it presses the stops with its hands. New CEO of Toyota... Larry Flynt. Quote
ZorClone Posted March 17, 2004 Posted March 17, 2004 errrt.. I dunno whether to laugh or be irritated with this. I wanna hear it play! I don't see how a robot could play music that sounds anything more than sterile notes.. Quote
Vostok 7 Posted March 17, 2004 Posted March 17, 2004 errrt.. I dunno whether to laugh or be irritated with this. I wanna hear it play! I don't see how a robot could play music that sounds anything more than sterile notes.. I heard a clip of it on Conan last night and from what I saw it was quite impressive... Vostok 7 Quote
Tiny Posted March 17, 2004 Posted March 17, 2004 (edited) Bah, seeing this robot and hondas walking robot is nothing impressive. These robots have no talent. Once they start transforming and wiping out entire civilizations, then thats what you can call impressive. And they must be able to tell the difference between "I can't believe it's not butter" and real butter. Edited March 17, 2004 by Tiny Quote
Opus Posted March 17, 2004 Posted March 17, 2004 Oral sex causes cancer!!Yoda:- Hmm, a practical future for this technology I see. You'll just get Electrogonorrhea-the noisy killer![/size] I just wanna' make out with my Monrobot. Quote
Angel's Fury Posted March 17, 2004 Posted March 17, 2004 Bah, seeing this robot and hondas walking robot is nothing impressive. These robots have no talent. Once they start transforming and wiping out entire civilizations, then thats what you can call impressive. And they must be able to tell the difference between "I can't believe it's not butter" and real butter. Quote
Jawjaw Posted March 17, 2004 Posted March 17, 2004 Synthetic lips - LOL Thanks for the laugh guys, I needed it. Quote
Jolly Rogers Posted March 17, 2004 Posted March 17, 2004 That's funny... Sony's QRIO recently conducted an orchestra. Toyota's response was a robot that plays in one? In related news, Toyota is named as a defendant by Wayne Bobbit. The lawsuit alleges Toyota's product caused an old injury of Bobbit's to re-occur. The plaintiff is asking millions in physical pain and suffering. Quote
Anubis Posted March 17, 2004 Posted March 17, 2004 10-15 more years and maybe I can buy a Persocom "assisstant." Quote
Angel's Fury Posted March 17, 2004 Posted March 17, 2004 That's funny... Sony's QRIO recently conducted an orchestra. Toyota's response was a robot that plays in one? In related news, Toyota is named as a defendant by Wayne Bobbit. The lawsuit alleges Toyota's product caused an old injury of Bobbit's to re-occur. The plaintiff is asking millions in physical pain and suffering. Synthetic lips Quote
ZorClone Posted March 17, 2004 Posted March 17, 2004 I just don't know.. synthetic lips or not, how can a robot convincingly play music with any form of emotion or style? Especially a high-energy instrament like a trumpet? sillyness.. SILLYNESS I say! Quote
Jolly Rogers Posted March 17, 2004 Posted March 17, 2004 Machines have been playing music for years - drums, programmed keyboard, etc. With robotics, just throw in random variances to mimic the imprecise humanness and you can fool untrained ears. Quote
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