Japanese toy maker Tomy has announced the availability of i-Sobot, claiming it to be the world’s smallest humanoid robot. However, the company has introduced the tiny i-Sobot in January this year.
It seems that the Guinness book of records has also recognized i-Sobot as the world’s smallest humanoid robot in mass production.
i-Sobot measuring 100×165×67mm at 350g, stands 16.5 centimeters tall. The robot carries 17 little servos motors, 19 chips and a gyro. All these features together help the robot to perform over 200 pre-programmed actions such as push-ups, somersaults, dancing, and various animal imitations.
i-Sobot can be controlled via remote control, featuring an LCD display to select special actions like hula dancing or guitar playing. It even has the capacity to recognize 10 voice commands and set several phrases.
In addition, Tomy has partnered with Sanyo for Eneloop rechargeable 3 AA-size batteries. The Japanese version will be white and blue, and the overseas version will be black and will be able to speak only in English.
Tomy will start shipping i-Sobot in Japan and US on 25th October for 29,800 Yen or $245 (approx. 9,910), whereas the product will also be available in Europe in early 2008.
