Remember Sony's Rolly, the auto-rolling MP3 player? The mRobo Ultra Bass from TOSY Robotics looks to be along those lines, though it manages the considerably more complicated feat of bipedal motion. It has 2GB of onboard memory that can be filled up with tunes over USB, and will morph from a speaker into a 18-inch-tall dancing human form with a speaker once you press "play". The mRobo dances with pre-programmed routines, but is apparently capable of analyzing beats and rhythms so that it can get down to "virtually any" genre of music. Justin Bieber will help unveil the product this afternoon, and you'd better belieb that we'll be there to verify TOSY's claims.


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I demand video of this thing popping and locking.
Next year: Daft Punk Special Edition.
Posted on Jan 11, 2012 | 4:13 PM EST reply Recommend (2) Flag actions
Agreed. Video now please.
Posted on Jan 11, 2012 | 4:31 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Man I just got crushed in the rush to see Justin Bieber, but hopefully Joanna Stern is faring a little better. We’re trying!
Posted on Jan 11, 2012 | 4:35 PM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
Joanna made it!
Posted on Jan 11, 2012 | 5:15 PM EST reply Recommend (4) Flag actions
Goddammit.
Posted on Jan 11, 2012 | 5:16 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Posted on Jan 11, 2012 | 5:18 PM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
I considered flagging this.
Posted on Jan 11, 2012 | 5:22 PM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
Don;t hate the messenger.
Posted on Jan 11, 2012 | 5:23 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
now that’s just creepy..
(if u don’t think so, just reverse the genders in your head ;)
Posted on Jan 12, 2012 | 8:46 AM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
That’s one rockin’ crotch.
Posted on Jan 11, 2012 | 4:59 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
This looks pretty awesome, but the Bieber tie in turns me off of it.
Posted on Jan 11, 2012 | 5:10 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
I just hope Joanna doesn’t Bieber in her little pocket instead of the robot.
Posted on Jan 11, 2012 | 5:13 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
*put.
Posted on Jan 11, 2012 | 5:14 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
I’d rather have DJ Roomba.
Posted on Jan 11, 2012 | 5:14 PM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
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