Solid gold figure of Jack Sparrow

Solid gold figure of Jack Sparrow

TOYAMA, Japan - Photo shows Japanese metal manufacturer and processor Kurotani Corp.'s solid gold figure of Jack Sparrow, the main character of the Walt Disney Co. film series ''Pirates of the Caribbean.'' Kurotani started accepting orders for the 26-centimeter tall figures priced at 36 million yen each on Feb. 8, 2012. The price of the figures could change depending on the price of gold in the market.

Housesitter robot to be launched in Sept.

Housesitter robot to be launched in Sept.

TOKYO, Japan - Robot developing company tmsuk Co. has began taking orders for a housesitter robot named Roborior (in photo), which can be wirelessly controlled via a mobile phone from a remote place, at a price of 294,000 yen per unit. The Kitakyushu-based company exhibited the robot at Takashimaya department store in Tokyo's Nihonbashi to solicit orders ahead of its planned launch in September. It aims to sell about 3,000 units of the 26-centimeter-high robot weighing 3.25 kilograms.

Housesitter robot to be launched in Sept.

Housesitter robot to be launched in Sept.

TOKYO, Japan - Robot developing company tmsuk Co. has began taking orders for a housesitter robot named Roborior (in photo), which can be wirelessly controlled via a mobile phone from a remote place, at a price of 294,000 yen per unit. The Kitakyushu-based company exhibited the robot at Takashimaya department store in Tokyo's Nihonbashi to solicit orders ahead of its planned launch in September. It aims to sell about 3,000 units of the 26-centimeter-high robot weighing 3.25 kilograms. (Kyodo)

Solid gold figure of Jack Sparrow

Solid gold figure of Jack Sparrow

TOYAMA, Japan - Photo shows Japanese metal manufacturer and processor Kurotani Corp.'s solid gold figure of Jack Sparrow, the main character of the Walt Disney Co. film series ''Pirates of the Caribbean.'' Kurotani started accepting orders for the 26-centimeter tall figures priced at 36 million yen each on Feb. 8, 2012. The price of the figures could change depending on the price of gold in the market. (Kyodo)