Hello Kitty robot

Sanrio has shipped a $3700 immobile, talking Hello Kitty robot with face- and speech-recognition.

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(via Gizmodo)

Update: Brian sez, "The robot wasn't developed by Sanrio, but by Nagoya-based robot developer Business Design Laboratory Co. And the robot won't be released until Nov. 1, which is apparently Hello Kitty's 30th birthday."