May 8, 2006
Chinese home robot responds to SMS
China has manufactured its first "personal robot" - developped by Shenyang-based Xinsong Automation Co., affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences - that can provide services at home and, among other skills, log on to the internet and tell its owners the news and weather, Xinhua news agency reports via Reuters.
"Liangliang, standing at about 80 cm, is able to walk and navigate obstacles at ease, as well as perform tasks as instructed by humans.
..."In the presentation debut, a staffer sent a mobile phone short message to the robot inquiring about the situations at home and, in two minutes, Liangliang replied with a message: temperature 22 degrees celsius and everything normal at home," Xinhua said."
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