Tech Works Studios Inc has built a SUPER humanoid which will be installed in a museum in the Netherlands. It cost about $200,000. It has about 36 DOF. It will be covered with silicone skin when completed and will appear to speak phonetically.
Hitachi has released a new mobile robot called the Emiew (Excellent Mobility and Interactive Existence as Workmate). They claim it is the fastest robot to date. It moves on wheels at 6 Km/hr (3.7 mi/hr) making it about twice as fast as Asimo. It stands 1.3 m tall (51 inches) and weighs 70 Kg (154 lb). It can talk and has a vocabulary of 100 words. Each of its arms has 6 DOF. No info on availability or price. Here are a few articles: Japan Times, BBC News, and OnRobo.
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