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Fujitsu's NaviRobo Smells Beer, Tells You Where to Find More

by Thomas Ricker on June 5, 2008 at 05:16 PM



It's been a few years since we checked in on Navirobo. Developed by Japanese-research-company iXs, the teddy-bear-shaped robot is now fully grown and has been fettered to Fujitsu and Kawasaki on a Japanese press tour.

The 'bot features an impressive bag of tricks, including an accelerometer ("ooo, it's bumpy"), light sensor ("don't forget to turn on the lights"), and voice guided navigation with the ability to point the way and describe nearby points of interest (read: honey pots). It'll even detect alcohol on your breath and presumably take a swipe at your jugular in just retribution.

See for yourself in videos posted after the break (click "continued").




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