Tokyo venture firm to sell humanoid robot for household use

Tokyo venture firm to sell humanoid robot for household use

TOKYO, Japan - Photo released by robot developing venture firm ZMP Inc. on April 12 shows its humanoid robot ''nuvo'' which the company will start selling late April. ZMP said that the robot, the first launched for household use, can can walk and serve as a house sitter. The 39-centimeter-tall, 2.5-kilogram robot also features remote control technology and reacts to human voices. For instance, it stands up when someone says, ''Action.''

(1)Tokyo venture to sell humanoid robot for general consumers

(1)Tokyo venture to sell humanoid robot for general consumers

TOKYO, Japan - ZMP Inc., a venture business in Tokyo, said March 2 it will market at the end of 2004 a doll-sized humanoid robot for roughly 500,000 yen as one of the first humanoid robots to be offered to general consumers. The 39-centimeter-tall, 2.5-kilogram robot named ''nuvo'' will come in the wake of the releases of consumer-oriented robot dogs such as Sony Corp.'s AIBO.

(2)Tokyo venture to sell humanoid robot for general consumers

(2)Tokyo venture to sell humanoid robot for general consumers

TOKYO, Japan - ZMP Inc., a venture business in Tokyo, said March 2 it will market at the end of 2004 a doll-sized humanoid robot for roughly 500,000 yen as one of the first humanoid robots to be offered to general consumers. The 39-centimeter-tall, 2.5-kilogram robot named ''nuvo'' will come in the wake of the releases of consumer-oriented robot dogs such as Sony Corp.'s AIBO.

Tokyo venture firm to sell humanoid robot for household use

Tokyo venture firm to sell humanoid robot for household use

TOKYO, Japan - Photo released by robot developing venture firm ZMP Inc. on April 12 shows its humanoid robot ''nuvo'' which the company will start selling late April. ZMP said that the robot, the first launched for household use, can can walk and serve as a house sitter. The 39-centimeter-tall, 2.5-kilogram robot also features remote control technology and reacts to human voices. For instance, it stands up when someone says, ''Action.'' (Kyodo)

(2)Tokyo venture to sell humanoid robot for general consumers

(2)Tokyo venture to sell humanoid robot for general consumers

TOKYO, Japan - ZMP Inc., a venture business in Tokyo, said March 2 it will market at the end of 2004 a doll-sized humanoid robot for roughly 500,000 yen as one of the first humanoid robots to be offered to general consumers. The 39-centimeter-tall, 2.5-kilogram robot named ''nuvo'' will come in the wake of the releases of consumer-oriented robot dogs such as Sony Corp.'s AIBO. (Kyodo)

(1)Tokyo venture to sell humanoid robot for general consumers

(1)Tokyo venture to sell humanoid robot for general consumers

TOKYO, Japan - ZMP Inc., a venture business in Tokyo, said March 2 it will market at the end of 2004 a doll-sized humanoid robot for roughly 500,000 yen as one of the first humanoid robots to be offered to general consumers. The 39-centimeter-tall, 2.5-kilogram robot named ''nuvo'' will come in the wake of the releases of consumer-oriented robot dogs such as Sony Corp.'s AIBO. (Kyodo)