 An Omnibot 2000 from 1985 in the cover of a book from 2005
 Instead of ejecting the program tape, the entire cassette deck ejected itself
 The Omnibot 2000 was the most advanced of the Omnibot line The Omnibot was a toy robot manufactured by Tomy in the mid 1980s. The name then came to apply to the successful line of robots manufactured by the company. The initial Omnibot was announced with expectations of restoring popular interest in robots, at a time where it was becoming obvious that robots with advanced AI such as R2-D2 were still a long way away. A more advanced version of the Omnibot was called the Omnibot 2000 and did not have a plastic bubble over its head. With the success of the Omnibots, the Omnibot range quickly expanded. The latest Omnibot, to be called "Omnibot 17μ: i-SOBOT," is scheduled to go on sale in late 2007. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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The original Omnibot became the cover photo for the 1980s book, "The World of Robots" and recently the Omnibot 2000 graced the cover of "Toy Robots from Japan" by Alan Bunkum [1].
Both the Omnibot and the more advanced Omnibot 2000 had a cassette tape player built into the chest area of the robot, which slid out like a drawer to reveal the cassette and could record and playback sequences of commands, as well as regular audio recordings. The built in digital clock with timers and alarms allowed the playback of movement recordings at specified times, such as moving into the bedroom in the morning. Both robots were able to broadcast speech from the remote control handset through a speaker on the robot, and both were shipped with a cardboard "home" base which was suggested to be taped to the floor and used as a reference point for programming. For the meaning of cassette in genetics, see cassette (genetics). ...
Both Omnibot and the Omnibot 2000 could carry objects. The Omnibot carried a specially made tray which slotted into its claws, and the Omnibot 2000 had a tray which slotted into its motorised 'accessory panel', allowing the tray to revolve cups and glasses into the reach of the arm.
The Omnibot 2000 was 25 inches tall, powered by a 6-Volt lead-acid battery and two "AA" batteries. Its right arm was controllable. The user could control its shoulder, elbow, wrist and fingers, the left arm being a poseable "dummy". Lead-acid batteries, invented in 1859 by French physicist Gaston Planté, are the oldest type of galvanic cell battery. ...
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Unfortunately, losing the remote control unit for an Omnibot meant that the robot could no longer be used.
Two lesser known robots in the Omnibot range were the Omnibot OOM and the Omniwagon. The Omnibot OOM was shaped like a standard Omnibot except with the addition of a spherical head, its remote controller including a basic form of voice-control. The Omniwagon was merely a remote controlled drive unit and wheels from an omnibot with a flat surface on top to carry objects. Speech recognition (in many contexts also known as automatic speech recognition, computer speech recognition or erroneously as Voice Recognition) is the process of converting a speech signal to a sequence of words, by means of an algorithm implemented as a computer program. ...
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Omnibot OOM / Hearoid
 The Omnibot OOM was later released by TTC as the Hearoid. The Omnibot OOM (later released in North America as the "Hearoid") was closely based on the standard Omnibot. Changes included a more anthropomorphic head design, remotely controlled light-up eyes that acted rather like headlights, and a more sophisticated remote controller that included primitive voice control. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 425 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 1411 pixel, file size: 127 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Product Manual Cover. ...
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Robie Sr. Radio Shack retailed a version of the Omnibot named the Robie Sr.. Made by Tomy in Japan, these were essentially a standard Omnibot, but with the dome-shaped head replaced by the more anthropomorphic head of the Omnibot OOM / Hearoid.
Omnibot Jr. "Charmmy"/Robie Jr. The Omnibot Jr., also known as the "Charmmy", was a 10.5 inches tall remote controlled robot with an attachable tray, featuring styling reminiscent of the original Omnibot. Simultaneously released by Radio Shack as the Robie Jr., Omnibot Jr. included a microphone on either side of the robot's head that allowed it to hear an ultrasonic sound emitted by the remote controller. The dual microphones allowed Charmmy to determine the rough direction of the controller, and navigate to its location - sometimes even around corners. The Omnibot Jr. was also equipped with a bump sensor that allowed it to navigate around objects, and this sensor was also used along with sensors in the arms to trigger several recorded announcements should the robot bump into an object or an item be placed on the tray.
Verbot/KI*KU*ZO The classic Omnibot had a cheaper, smaller cousin known as the Verbot, known in its native Japan as the KI*KU*ZO. It was much somewhat similar to the Omnibot in appearance but was much more limited in features. The Verbot also came with a remote control. Verbot was able to pick up small objects, a feature many toy robots of the era lacked. Disadvantages common to the Verbot were that it was quite noisy, reprogramming was necessary every time the robot was powered up again, and as with all of the Omnibot series its white plastic body would turn yellow if left in the sun. The Verbot was actually quite complex, utilising a single motor for all its movements and an intricate set of gears for picking up objects. Programming Verbot was accomplished by pushing one of the buttons on its front panel and holding it down while the corresponding action was spoken into the remote control's microphone and then releasing the button. As with most Omnibots, losing the remote meant the robot could not be used to full capacity, but some hobbyists have modified cheap 1980s walkie-talkies for inputting voice commands. A walkie-talkie is a portable, bi-directional radio transceiver, first developed for military use. ...
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Omnibots today In recent times, many hobbyists have turned to hacking, tweaking and improving their Omnibots. Commonly added features are IR Sensors, video cameras, speech recognition chips, stronger motors, microcontrollers, sonars and other advanced enhancements that would not have been possible in the 80s.
Omnibot 17μ: i-SOBOT In 2006, shortly after the merger of Tomy and Takara, the company first unveiled a prototype for the most advanced Omnibot to date, initially called "Omnibot 2007: i-SOBOT" but which has since been officially named, "Omnibot 17μ: i-SOBOT." ("μ" is the greek letter "mu" sybolizing micron, referring to the specs of the servo motors) in Japan. i-SOBOT is scheduled to go on sale in the latter half of 2007, with confirmation of both a Japan version and a U.S. version.
i-SOBOT, which the company claims will be "the world's smallest fully bipedal humanoid robot in mass production" will be equipped with 17 proprietary servo-motors and can be controlled by an IR remote controller and also via voice commands. It will reportedly be capable of speaking hundreds of words and phrases and have nearly 200 pre-programmed actions, plus allow extensive addtional programming by the user, via the remote control. The retail price is expected to be approximately JPY30,000 and USD350, respectively. If the mobility of the final product is as good as the prototypes being demonstrated in 2007, this product would appear to be a major leap by Tomy, in cost- performance for a bipedal robot with 17 degrees of freedom.
The name, "i-SOBOT" is a combination of the English pronoun "I" and similarly pronounced Japanese word for love, "ai," plus the Japanese word "asoboh" meaning "let's play" and finally, the word "robot." So the total combined meaning of i-SOBOT is akin to "I love to play together."
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