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Kitty-chan is possibly the cutest robot, if you can call her that, in Robo Japan. A good companion robot for people living alone or the elderly. She can say a few simple greetings, she can sing, tell your daily fortune, sing and talk. Price is a steep 450,000 yen (or about $4,470).
Kitty-chan, the epitome of [...]

Here are some more photos from the recently popular CEATEC Japan.
Possibly the cutest girl in CEATEC, showing cool stuff from Panasonic.

The giant model RX-78-2 Gundam, front and back. From the Niigata booth, of all places.

Of course, when Gundam is near, the Zaku has to be around.

Robots from Business Design Laboratories, the Mechadroid Type C3 (top) [...]

Pictures of Suzuki’s concept vehicles, the Pixy and SSC, which were first unveiled at the 2007 Tokyo Auto Show.
The Pixy is a single-rider vehicle designed for moving about in communities like parks, residential areas, entertainment centers and other enclosed areas. The Pixy concept emphasizes safety and leisurely ride; it is equipped with a wide rear [...]

Microsoft’s booth in CEATEC was probably the best in presentation; it certainly was one of the most popular destinations, with a constant crowd of people coming in and going out. The fact that they were handing out questionnaires in return for a chance to win an Xbox and other knick-knacks also helped.
Microsoft’s booth with colorful [...]

Nissan’s booth at CEATEC 2008 with the latest model Nissan March (Micra in other countries)

Nissan has one of the most interesting booths in CEATEC where they introduced their biomimetic car robot BR23C. This robotic micro-car is a the product of the joint research between the company and the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology [...]

In one of the medium-sized booths in CEATEC, I found this lovable mechanical wonder. Pleo is a little dinosaur that can move and interact with his surroundings through an extensive network of sensors around his body.
Inside Pleo’s colorful coat is a dense connection of sensors, speakers, microphones and camera, which aid in giving this dino-robot [...]

One of the reasons I went to CEATEC was to see Seikochan, a cute little robot that can ride a unicycle, bettering her cousin Seisakukun (aka Murataboy) who could ride the bicycle. I almost didn’t get to see her. Such was the popularity of Seikochan that I had to wait until the last performance just [...]

I didn’t expect Sony to have a space for their digital cameras in CEATEC so I was quite surprised to see a sizable booth for their Cybershots and Alpha cameras, with two new lenses.
Sony’s booth with a prominent Alpha logo.

Sony’ cute model.

New lenses for Alpha dSLRs: Sony’s 70-400 and Carl Zeiss’ 16-35.

Sony’s new lenses, a [...]