[Tyler]

Catching up with Robots at CES II
13 January 2012, 6:09 pm

 

CES is nearly over, but we have a few more items to share. The Inventist SoloWheel, shown above, was panned by The Verge as having zero chance of making it to the mainstream. As may be, pending further development, but the company provides an assortment of videos on its website. Without having tried it myself, I doubt it requires more skill than rollerblades. NEC showed its Communication Robot PaPeRo, a research prototype, not yet for sale, along with an Android app that allows users to control the robot remotely. There were Dancing Cats and Baby Seals, and a robotic vacuum cleaner that entertains while it works, and is itself cleaned out each time it docks. And last, but far from least, TechCrunch interviewed Bre Pettis of Makerbot about their new Replicator model, and the future of 3D printing.

Source: robots.net

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[Art]

Nice but they're more suited for inner city than anywhere else.

Regarding NEC's Papero, they have been "working" on the "Prototype"
for at least 15 years and still haven't released one to the public so
don't hold your breath any time soon for one.