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	<title>Robotics Today and Tomorrow &#187; Robot of the Year</title>
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		<title>i-SOBOT named &#8220;Robot of the Year&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomy&#8217;s i-SOBOT, which the company just discontinued, was named Robot of the Year in Japan by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) . Judges awarded this year&#8217;s Grand Prize to i-SOBOT due to its advanced technology, its high entertainment value, and its reasonable price of under 30,000 yen (around $300). Equipped with 17 [...]]]></description>
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<p>Tomy&#8217;s i-SOBOT, which the company just discontinued, was named Robot of the Year in Japan by the <a href="http://www.meti.go.jp/english/index.html">Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry</a> (METI) .</p>
<p>Judges awarded this year&#8217;s Grand Prize to i-SOBOT due to its advanced technology, its high entertainment value, and its reasonable price of under 30,000 yen (around $300). Equipped with 17 miniature servo motors and a set of gyro sensors for balance, the 350-gram (12 oz), 16.5-centimeter (6.5 in) programmable humanoid can walk, play air guitar, dance the hula, and perform 200 other moves. The tiny hobby robot is also equipped with a set of gyro sensors for balance, and it can be controlled via remote control or simple voice commands. The robot runs for about an hour on 4 AAA batteries.</p>
<p>Recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as &#8220;The smallest humanoid robot in production, i-SOBOT is currently available in the United States from <a href="http://www.hammacher.com/publish/75494.asp">Hammacher Schlemmer</a> for $99 as well as <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tomy-7365-I-SOBOT-Robot/dp/B000US3SVA/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=toys-and-games&amp;qid=1229751716&amp;sr=8-1">Amazon</a>.</p>
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