Coming in kit form, and using the RPU-11 processing unit, the HPI G-Dog, once assembled, measures in at 190mm in height and is supplied with an RS232 cable allowing you to connect the G-Dog up to your PC (Windows XP systems only, it appears) allowing you to use the bundled ‘motion editor’ software to teach your robotic puppy new tricks though the G-Dog is also operable courtesy of a remote control.
Still, in the event that we cannot find a Japanese speaker to assist us in adding to this post, you could always try visiting the page yourself to glean any further info or you can just salivate over the imagery in this post much in the same way we’re doing.
I admit, the words “Iran” and “robotics” were two I never expected to see in the same sentence, but now I’m facing the profoundly disturbing truth of the Surena 2, a walking humanoid robot.
Fresh off the lines at Iran’s Tehran University, the Surena 2 is the kind of walking humanoid robot that we’ve been seeing for quite some time, even right here. It began life as a remote controlled humanoid robot on wheels, but with some work and engineering, Tehran University developed the Surena 2.
Named for a Persian warrior back when there was a Persia, and introduced by Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Surena 2 stands 4.7 feet tall, can carry its own body weight of 99 pounds and will reportedly get speech and vision modules later on.
What applications this has are somewhat limited at this stage of the game, but possibilities both pleasant and unpleasant suggest themselves, especially given the martial nature of Surena 2′s naming and Iran’s recent work in nuclear power.
