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May 20 2007, 4:00am CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
A new Korean robot venture introduces a child size humanoid robot named Rogun.
Rogun is Korea's first humanoid that recognizes people through embedded cameras and face-tracking software.
"Rogun is capable of guarding homes around the clock; the camera-eyed robot will give a warning to its owner via cell phone when strangers visit an empty house.'' says KornTech CEO Lee Dong-hwan.
Rogun can be controlled via mobile phone and the Internet. It can transmit live video from the house to a mobile phone. Kids can watch videos on the robot's 7 inch screen.
KornTech builds Rogun currently only on special order. Pricing is beyond $100,000. The robot venture targets a 5k price-tag in the near future.
Via Korea Times. Via Heise (German).
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Luigi Lugmayr
Luigi Lugmayr (Google) is the founding chief Editor of I4U News and brings over 15 years
experience in the technology field to the ever evolving and exciting
world of gadgets. He started I4U News back in 2000 and evolved it into
vibrant technology magazine.
Luigi can be contacted directly at ml@i4u.com.
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