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Bandai Says They Will Build Real Doraemon By 2010
Date: 3/8/2005
Bandai unveiled their "Real Dream, Doraemon, Project" (RDDP) at the "Solution Cubic Japan SGI Forum 2005" held last week. There, Bandai Robotics lab chief Haga Yoshinori spoke on the company's ambitious plans to revolutionize the the home robotics market. 3 Goals were mentioned: "Basic Research of The 21st Century", "Challenge Of Creating A New Category", and "The Dream Is Provided For The Child". 5 people are currently engaged in shaping Bandai's robotics lab which first got started in 1980. They marketed their first offering from this new effort, The Doraemon Robot (DTR-01B) in March, 2004. A new version that features enhanced expressions and voice recognition will be released at the end of 2005. The next evolution, the "Doraemon Robot":"Doraemon Friend. " is slated for release in 2007. By 2010 they are hoping to incorporate some basic A.I. Bandai recently announced they adopted the "Evolution Robotics Software Platform Of The Evolution Robotics" (ERSP) that will be incorporated into this effort.
Source: Anime News Service