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...Qrio can walk uphill, sing, dance, wave hello, wiggle its fingers and kick a ball with surprising grace. Two digital cameras, one behind each eye, help Qrio map a room for future reference and recognize up to 10 different faces. It can also converse in Japanese. Can you? INVENTOR Sony AVAILABILITY Prototype TO LEARN MORE sony.net...
...unable to care for the real thing. Stroke Max with an open palm or call him by name, and he will purr, turn his head, move his ears and blink his eyes. He can also sit, stretch and "sleep" but never goes looking for a litter box. INVENTOR Omron AVAILABILITY Now, for research only TO LEARN MORE robotherapy.org...
...Massa Products deliver their final version next year. The current prototype mimics a real lobster's movements to negotiate all types of coastal terrain. The plastic antennas sense obstacles; the eight legs can propel it in any direction; the two claws and tail keep it stable in turbulent water. INVENTOR Don Massa and Joseph Ayers AVAILABILITY Late 2004 (military use only) TO LEARN MORE massa.com...
...untethered by any wires and cables. He can laugh, sneeze, smile, yell and sign autographs, and once in a while, he gets the hiccups. What's his secret? His brain resides not in that cute little head of his but in the flower cart he's pulling behind him. INVENTOR Walt Disney Imagineering AVAILABILITY Currently being play-tested TO LEARN MORE disneyland.com
Asked to put together a pun involving the telephone’s inventor and a common ingredient in a garden salad, the Yalie jumped to ask, “What is bell pepper?”—the wrong response. Naam, however, buzzed in with “What is Alexander Bell Pepper,” which the judges ruled correct. Basin had no reply to the puzzler...