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2010-07-06 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by gorb 2010-07-06 01:46|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 The pics they issued look like crude photoshops of the Honda ASIMO.

Posted by lotp 2010-07-06 05:43|| 2010-07-06 05:43|| Front Page Top

#2 It is 1.45 metres (4.7 feet) tall and weighs 45 kilograms (99 pounds), Ahmadinejad's clone.

Posted by Goodluck 2010-07-06 07:17|| 2010-07-06 07:17|| Front Page Top

#3 technologically it looks like they bought it from the Japanese. If you want to knock it over, how does it get up again?

Will it even know its knocked over if it gets knocked over? Or does it just whirr and buzz down there?

If you wanted to carry a bomb aboard in a ( let me guess) "sensitive" job..wouldnt it be cheaper and more accurate to use a remote controlled kids battery powered item?

You wouldnt have to worry about it being 'Knocked over" then.

How do you say ," Blow air up my a88". in Farsi?

Posted by Kofi Clereque8760 2010-07-06 09:23|| 2010-07-06 09:23|| Front Page Top

#4 Bender, Gigantor , Gort , Johnny5 , Kitt , Marvin
, Voltron and CP30 move over theres a new gunslinger in town .

Hi, Im Amadinnabot , I can d.d.do ....

Malfunction 1011101, invalid syntax at command line 1

Ack Achmed , I told you not to use chinese parts

Posted by Oscar 2010-07-06 09:33|| 2010-07-06 09:33|| Front Page Top

#5 I'd submitted a similar article on Saturday that had a few more nuggets of info at the unveiling. (Didn't make the cut tho')

The report did not elaborate on the robot's capabilities.

Launch party info: more than 20 IT experts worked on the project, robot has no sound or visual capabilities. I have an autobot vacuum with grander capabilities than this Asimo DIY kit.

They've got to be kidding. Even Iranians aren't going to swallow this tinkertoy "accomplishment".

Posted by Swanimote 2010-07-06 09:40|| 2010-07-06 09:40|| Front Page Top

#6 But can it belly dance?

Posted by ed 2010-07-06 09:50|| 2010-07-06 09:50|| Front Page Top

#7 Actually, it has voice capability to say

"exterminate.... exterminate..."

but doesn't seem to be able to climb stairs

Posted by lord garth 2010-07-06 10:38|| 2010-07-06 10:38|| Front Page Top

#8 Why would they use 'Latin' lettering rather than 'Farsi' for the name on its torso?

Posted by Mullah Richard 2010-07-06 10:52|| 2010-07-06 10:52|| Front Page Top

#9 Their next trick: Designing a Human-like Mullah.

Posted by mojo 2010-07-06 17:00|| 2010-07-06 17:00|| Front Page Top

#10 Can it kneel down and bang it's head on the floor six times a day?

Posted by tu3031 2010-07-06 21:25|| 2010-07-06 21:25|| Front Page Top

#11 LOL, almost showered by keyboard tu3031.

Posted by JohnQC 2010-07-06 22:43|| 2010-07-06 22:43|| Front Page Top

#12 Wonder how much Honda charged them?

Posted by DMFD 2010-07-06 22:53|| 2010-07-06 22:53|| Front Page Top

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