Ananova – Sony unveils singing, dancing robot

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Story filed: 11:19 Tuesday 19th March 2002

Sony Corp said it has developed a robot which walks, sings and dances, and can recognise images and sounds.

SDR-4X is a 60 centimeter-high entertainment robot with arms, legs and a head. It is still in its development stages but can already communicate with people using special sensors, Sony said.

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Cameras built into the robot’s head enable it to recognise people, and it can also understand some speech.

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Sony hopes to market the SDR-4X in Japan, but has yet to set a launch date.