AIST and NEDO announced they have developed 2 bipedal dinosaur robots
for the EXPO 2005 Aichi, Japan(Mar.25-Sep.25). Tyrannosaurus Rex and
Parasaurolophus are modeled as 3.5m/80kg robots, and cost $1.8 million
to build. They can roar and walk with an artificial pounding sound,
but not as fearsome as Mechagodzilla. The external skin is designed by
Kokoro Co., Ltd. and the endoskelton is developed by Kawada Industries,
Inc. which is the manufacturer of the HRP-2 Humanoid Robot.
PC Watch article (in Japanese, but with photos and videos):
http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2005/0304/nedo.htm
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