Is this Asimo’s rival?

Asimo may be touring Australia but a new robot cousin is certainly making waves. At 211 kilograms, Twendy-One is a new robot capable of lifting a handicapped person out of bed without hurting them. Engineers at a Japanese university used millions of dollars over the course of seven years to create that marvel of engineering that Twendy-One is.

Asimo may be touring Australia but a new robot cousin is certainly making waves.

At 211 kilograms, Twendy-One is a new robot capable of lifting a handicapped person out of bed without hurting them. Engineers at a Japanese university used millions of dollars over the course of seven years to create that marvel of engineering that Twendy-One is.

With 241 pressure sensors on each hand, Twendy-One has the ability to hold objects delicately without risking injury or destruction. Expected to hit the market by 2015, Twendy-One could be yours for under half a million dollars.

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