bikkle wrote:Bandai Launches Project to Give 'Life' to Doraemon
Prototype....The following third step is expected to be the autumn of 2010.
Talking Ding-dong robot of cartoon fame becomes reality
18 January 2004 1654 hrs / channelnewsasia.com
TOKYO : Doraemon, a hugely popular robot cat Japanese cartoon character also known as Ding-dong, will be a step closer to reality in March when Japan's biggest toymaker makes a talking version of it the latest addition to its line-up of high-tech playthings.
Bandai Co. Ltd., which scored a world smash hit in 1996-1997 with its "Tamagotchi" egg-shaped virtual pets that required constant care, will start selling "Doraemon the Robot" in Japan in late March for 19,800 yen (186 dollars) each....
