The company Tomy, one of the largest manufacturers in Japan, tech toys are not just for children but for adults, recently presented a public prototype of the world’s smallest humanoid robot toy i-Sobot, sales of which will begin in the country in late October this year .

Marketing companies argue that a little later “English” version of i-Sobot strike the United States market. It is also worth mentioning that in America would go only black i-Sobot, but the Japanese market will be available robots, painted in white.

So, what’s interesting i-Sobot and what innovations can boast of this small, but udalenky robot? First and foremost I would like to note the size of the device: the height of the robot is 165 mm, weight – 350 grams. i-Sobot equipped with 17 actuators, sensor to balance, balance. The robot can carry up to 200 different movements, he knows 180 words and responds to simple voice commands.

The cost of new items will fluctuate between $ 250. Total worldwide developers plan to sell up to 300 thousand robots i-Sobot, and 50 thousand of them will have to disperse among indifferent to improved technologies, the Japanese./19