Bluetooth-controlled robot launched in Japan

We've been looking for an excuse to justify getting a Bluetooth cellphone, and all the usual reasons, like wireless headsets, or even wireless stereo headsets, have failed to entice us. What we really want is something amazingly fun, but ultimately utterly impractical and useless. Like a Bluetooth robot that can be controlled via cellphone. Luckily for us, Japan's KDDI has hooked up with Toshiba to offer just such a bot. While it's a Japan-only item for now, and costs over $1,800, we're dying to get one, if only to see what our Robosapien makes of it when the phone-bot comes charging across the room at it.

[_victor @ Dec 19th 2005 1:38AM]

This is so obvious it hurts my fingers to type it. Seriously, who didn't see this coming? Now I want to know where I can order my army of phone commando 'bots.... Dial 666 to take over the world!!!

[dig dug @ Dec 19th 2005 1:38AM]

I think i speak for EVERYONE IN THE WORLD EXCEPT YOU when i say nobody saw this coming. i mean how obvious could it be? let me answer that for you: not very