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by anigbrowl 5344 days ago
Quite - and with 4 wheels, I imagine that stairs would be manageable for Justin as well. You might like this too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1qJyAWZeV4

I think US industrial/product designers are seriously underestimating the market for consumer-facing humanoid robots.

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> with 4 wheels, I imagine that stairs would be manageable for Justin as well

In theory yes, but not with the current design.

> You might like this too: Yes, ABB's Frida looks impressive, but so far there seems to be very little information about the technical data.

> I think US industrial/product designers are seriously underestimating the market for consumer-facing humanoid robots.

There is rumor, that Rodney Brooks's Heartland Robotics http://www.heartlandrobotics.com/ will release something similar to Frida soon.