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June 3, 2005
Roborier
It's the newest thing in home security.
Roborier — a contraction of "robot" and "interior" — is a new robotic device from Japanese robot maker Tmsuk and Sanyo Electric.
"It looks like a watermelon–size eyeball on wheels that glows in hues of purple, blue and orange while gurgling with whimsical buzzes and rings," according to yesterday's Associated Press story.
But it's not just a pretty face.
Roborier is also a virtual guard dog, sporting "a digital camera, infrared sensors and videophone capability so absent homeowners can be notified of intruders."
"When the contraption detects an intruder with one of its three infrared sensors, it will call its owner's cellphone and relay streaming video of the scene."
Can you imagine being on vacation somewhere and suddenly watching a break–in at your home?
With your phone you can remotely operate Roborier, "telling it to go forward, backward, left or right, or to adjust the angle of the digital camera."
The robot is set to go on sale in Japan in November or December of this year for ¥280,000 ($2,600).
It was designed by Paul White, who has worked on the singer Bjork's album jackets.
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