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Sony's Qrio throws ceremonial first pitch at MLB game

WASHINGTON, United States - Qrio, a humanoid robot developed by Sony Corp., throws the ceremonial first pitch before a game between the Washington Nationals and the New York Mets at RFK Stadium in Washington on July 6. This was the second ceremonial pitch for Qrio at an MLB game since May 2004.

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Robot conducts orchestra in performance of Beethoven's Fifth

TOKYO, Japan - QRIO, a humanoid robot developed by Sony Corp., conducts Beethoven's Fifth Symphony on at a public rehearsal by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra in Tokyo's Shinjuku on March 9. Programmed with the symphony's tempo and other data, the robot waved its baton to direct the orchestra, exaggerating its gestures during the famous introduction. Sony said it believes it is the first time that a humanoid robot has conducted a live orchestra performance.

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Sony robot Qrio becomes 'voice actor' in animation series

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. invites the press to a session Jan. 15 in which its two-legged, walking robot Qrio records the dialogue for its ''appearance'' in the Japanese television animation series Astro Boy. It is the first time that a robot has become a voice actor, a Sony official said.

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Sony says it developed humanoid robot capable of 'running'

TOKYO, Japan - The humanoid robot QRIO, developed by Sony Corp., is displayed to the media in Tokyo on Dec. 18. The QRIO, which is capable of moving at a speed of 14 meters per minute, can also jump, move sideways and make circling movements.

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(3)Tokyo's Shinagawa opens bullet train station

TOKYO, Japan - Two ''QRIO'' robots walk to go on board a bullet train during a gala ceremony held to mark the opening of a new Shinkansen bullet train station in Tokyo's Shinagawa on Oct. 1.

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Sony's Qrio throws ceremonial first pitch at MLB game

WASHINGTON, United States - Qrio, a humanoid robot developed by Sony Corp., throws the ceremonial first pitch before a game between the Washington Nationals and the New York Mets at RFK Stadium in Washington on July 6. This was the second ceremonial pitch for Qrio at an MLB game since May 2004. (Kyodo)

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(1)Tokyo's Shinagawa opens bullet train station

TOKYO, Japan - Two ''QRIO'' robots walk to go on board a bullet train during a gala ceremony held to mark the opening of a new Shinkansen bullet train station in Tokyo's Shinagawa on Oct. 1. (Kyodo)

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(2)Tokyo's Shinagawa opens bullet train station

TOKYO, Japan - Two ''QRIO'' robots walk to go on board a bullet train during a gala ceremony held to mark the opening of a new Shinkansen bullet train station in Tokyo's Shinagawa on Oct. 1. (Kyodo)

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Robot conducts orchestra in performance of Beethoven's Fifth

TOKYO, Japan - QRIO, a humanoid robot developed by Sony Corp., conducts Beethoven's Fifth Symphony on at a public rehearsal by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra in Tokyo's Shinjuku on March 9. Programmed with the symphony's tempo and other data, the robot waved its baton to direct the orchestra, exaggerating its gestures during the famous introduction. Sony said it believes it is the first time that a humanoid robot has conducted a live orchestra performance. (Kyodo)

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Sony robot Qrio becomes 'voice actor' in animation series

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. invites the press to a session Jan. 15 in which its two-legged, walking robot Qrio records the dialogue for its ''appearance'' in the Japanese television animation series Astro Boy. It is the first time that a robot has become a voice actor, a Sony official said. (Kyodo)

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Sony says it developed humanoid robot capable of 'running'

TOKYO, Japan - The humanoid robot QRIO, developed by Sony Corp., is displayed to the media in Tokyo on Dec. 18. The QRIO, which is capable of moving at a speed of 14 meters per minute, can also jump, move sideways and make circling movements. (Kyodo)

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(3)Tokyo's Shinagawa opens bullet train station

TOKYO, Japan - Two ''QRIO'' robots walk to go on board a bullet train during a gala ceremony held to mark the opening of a new Shinkansen bullet train station in Tokyo's Shinagawa on Oct. 1. (Kyodo)