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Found Footage: A robot with an iPod touch for a brain



Thanks to a little Twitter birdie named Guy Kawasaki, we learned about this little humanoid robot (Robochan!) who has an iPod touch as a brain, user interface, and "face".

It appears that Robochan might have a slight drinking problem (he falls over when he walks), and we're not quite sure about whether the elevator music playing in the background is emanating from his speaker or not, but this is a very cool use for an iPod touch.

Inquiring minds want to know: are any TUAW readers hard at work on a fembot with an iPhone for a brain?

Thanks to a little Twitter birdie named Guy Kawasaki, we learned about this little humanoid robot (Robochan!) who has an iPod touch as a...
 

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Richard

I was thinking the same thing about bluetooth on the 3.0

iPod Touch related robot industry has awaken!

Apple robots will rule the world!!!!

Love it.

May 19 2009 at 11:51 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
designr

Remember that movie with Donald Sutherland and Jaime Lee Curtis? Virus?
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2899482880/tt0120458
I'm just saying... you need to kill all your robots. NOW!

May 18 2009 at 2:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ablakey

I don't care what people say. Those faces are just retarded. Please start absorbing other cultures please! Enough pervertedness, enough Hello Kitty, enough overly exaggerated media.

May 18 2009 at 11:50 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dick Applebaum

Neat!

With the announced 3.0 Bluetooth support, you could use another iPhone/iPod as a remote controller and never need to touch the robot.

May 18 2009 at 10:40 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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