"MicroVision’s PicoP® Display Technology Integrated in Innovative Sharp Corporation Mobile Robot Phone Product"
UPDATE: Makes investor press. Street Insider, China, Futurism.com, Simplebotics, Marion County Messenger ,
There is something that is probably much more important than just this product. This exposes the second supply chain.
Even if this company sells only a few cute little robots, they have developed a PicoP display engine that they can install elsewhere.... if this robot is a gigantic flop (it won't be) they have a product they can embed in their other products, and sell to other OEMS.
I am certain that the Japanese people are going to absolutely love this thing.
Don't believe me? Check out RoBear
RoBoHon At Sharp Website
REVIEWS:
Forget the iPhone, we want this
"owning RoBoHon will be like living in the future."
"There’s no price attached yet either, but whatever it is, I’m willing to pay it."
The VERGE
PCWorld
Japan Times (English language Japanese Newspaper)
DigitalTrends "So crazy you can't not love it." "You'd probably sell a vital organ to get one."
From Twitter...
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John Legere
Why is this robot smartphone only in Japan?!? I’m sure I’m not the only one who wants one. #RoBoHon http://engt.co/1jb1mGh
..... further... people rave about the Amazon Echo. This is an Echo that also walks, makes calls and shows pictures.... Sharp wins that contest.
Reviews of the Echo:
"The Echo may be the closest thing we’ll have to a Star Trek computer at home."
– CNET "Echo could hear my voice even when music was playing loudly…" – USA Today "With Amazon Echo, it was love at first sight." – Re/code
This is an Echo that walks, talks, calls and can show pictures. What's not to like?
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RoBoHon website
Originally found this referred to on a stock message board.
The Japanese love their robots.
Do Robots Have Souls? from Digital Global Mail Limited on Vimeo.
MicroVision’s PicoP® Display Technology Integrated in Innovative Sharp Corporation Mobile Robot Phone Product
Embedded display engine provides advanced laser projection
MicroVision, Inc. (NASDAQ: MVIS), a leader in innovative ultra-miniature projection display technology, today announced that its PicoP® display technology is at the heart of the projected display in Sharp’s new RoBoHoN robot with integrated smartphone functionality. This innovative product was launched today at CEATEC Japan 2015.
MicroVision has been collaborating with Sharp, a Fortune Global 500 company, since 2014 to design a display engine based on MicroVision’s patented PicoP® display technology for the specific needs of Sharp’s Mobile Robot Phone product. The teams addressed a unique set of requirements and form factor challenges to give the robot the ability to project information onto any surface from short distances.
“Sharp’s innovative, bold vision of the future transcends the traditional idea of what mobility products look and feel like. We are extremely proud to have partnered with such an innovator on this Mobile Robot Phone product,” said Alexander Tokman, president and CEO of MicroVision. “When the Sharp team came to us with the challenge of developing a display engine to suit this innovative product, we were eager to demonstrate that PicoP display technology could be adapted to this new and exciting application that has a projected display and smartphone capabilities.”
PicoP display technology’s always in focus, HD resolution and large, laser bright projected display were essential features for RoBoHoN to be able to respond to commands with a visual display on a variety of surfaces. MicroVision’s patented approach to laser beam scanning delivers all of these capabilities from a compact and low power display engine. This combination of performance and tiny size was essential for Sharp’s product.
Robots are future-looking products that need to encompass cutting-edge technology. MicroVision’s PicoP display technology’s inclusion as an integral feature of RoBoHoN is an excellent case study in the versatility of this patented solution. It also speaks to MicroVision’s capabilities in supporting its customers with the advanced display solutions needed for products of the future.
Sharp is demonstrating RoBoHoN at its CEATEC booth, Hall 1, 1L11 which is part of the Lifestyle and Society area, October 7 through 10. MicroVision is also exhibiting at CEATEC on October 7 and 8 in the NEXT Innovation Area, booth 4N65-40A. Sharp has indicated that the product is expected to be available in Japan in the first half of 2016.
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