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Bossa Nova Robotics unveils mObi personal ballbot | ZeitNews

mObi has good potential with university research market - particularly for departments like sociology who are interested in human-robot interaction without having technical expertize.

9:40 AM Oct 26 2012

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This is really cool. I wonder how long it will take to productize.

9:51 AM Oct 26 2012

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My favorite consumer robot launched last week - I'm posting interview with maker - Cory Kidd - it's Autom - and PCH have dropped the product price from original of $600 to $200 - it's a real affordable consumer robot now!

1:23 PM Oct 26 2012

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1:49 PM Oct 26 2012

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OMG, Andra, it's adorable!!!

Cute Robot

$200, you say?

6:58 PM Oct 26 2012

:) This is watershed consumer robotics product - but has taken a long time to arrive! IV with Cory posted on robotlaunch - doing a follow up soon.

(and $200 at http://myautom.com/ )

10:12 PM Oct 26 2012

Why doesn't Dyson get credit for the ball mobility?

10:28 AM Oct 26 2012

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Please tell me more! In this instance, I know that there's a patent on the balance system based on work done at CMU several years ago. Bossa Nova have managed to turn a >$50000 research platform into a <$12000 device, but it won't be consumer friendly until they drop by factor of 10 again.

1:21 PM Oct 26 2012

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I was just speculating. Time to delve.

1:55 PM Oct 26 2012

I'm impressed that so many systems for balance and mobility are possible.

1:58 PM Oct 26 2012

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I'm impressed, too, Andra.

Geege, I'm curious to know what you learn when you research...

6:57 PM Oct 26 2012

Dyson and the robot are skew planes.

11:05 AM Oct 28 2012

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