Bouncing Red Ball

Plen is one of my favorite robots. He is cuddly small, has a gorgeous face and a well-proportioned body. And did I mention already that he can skate?
Here are some of his photos from the recent Robo Japan exhibition.
Plen, the desktop robot.

Plen takes a rest.

Plen with a gorgeous face.

Plen lying down.

Plen with a giant billboard [...]

If you liked Asimo, you’ll love Plen, the skating robot. You can have this diminutive robot for ¥250,000 excluding tax. From the website (translated from Japanese):
CREATE: After you finish putting together the kit, you can freely create motions for your Plen with the supplied software. No special tools are necessary; you can assemble the kit [...]