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|caption=Presentation of the Sony Qrio Robot at the [[RoboCup|RoboCup 2004]].
|caption=Presentation of the Sony Qrio Robot at the [[RoboCup|RoboCup 2004]]
|manufacturer=[[Sony]]
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|year_of_creation=2003<ref>[http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/CorporateInfo/History/sonyhistory-j.html Sony Global - Product & Technology Milestones-Robot]</ref>}}
|year_of_creation=2003<ref name="sony">{{cite web|url=http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/CorporateInfo/History/sonyhistory-j.html |title=Sony Global - Product & Technology Milestones-Robot |publisher=sony.net|access-date=2015-10-07}}</ref>}}


'''QRIO''' ("'''Q'''uest for cu'''RIO'''sity", originally named Sony Dream Robot or SDR) was a [[bipedal]] [[humanoid]] [[entertainment robot]] developed and marketed (but never sold) by [[Sony]] to follow up on the success of its [[AIBO]] toy. QRIO stood approximately 0.6 m (2 feet) tall and weighed 7.3 kg (16 pounds). QRIO's slogan was "''Makes life fun, makes you happy!''"
'''QRIO''' ("'''Q'''uest for cu'''RIO'''sity", originally named Sony Dream Robot or SDR) was a [[bipedal]] [[humanoid]] [[entertainment robot]] developed and marketed (but never sold) by [[Sony]] to follow up on the success of its [[AIBO]] entertainment robot. QRIO stood approximately 0.6&nbsp;m (2 feet) tall and weighed 7.3&nbsp;kg (16 pounds). QRIO's slogan was "''Makes life fun, makes you happy!''"


On January 26, 2006, on the same day as it announced its discontinuation of [[AIBO]] and other products, Sony announced that it would stop development of QRIO.<ref>[http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/01/26/sony/index.php?lsrc=mwrss Macworld | Sony reports strong earnings but unplugs Aibo<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Before it was cancelled, QRIO was reported to be going through numerous development, testing and scalability phases, with the intent of becoming commercially available within three or four years.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}
On January 26, 2006, on the same day as it announced its discontinuation of [[AIBO]] and other products, Sony announced that it would stop development of QRIO.<ref name="macworld">{{cite web |url=http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/01/26/sony/index.php?lsrc=mwrss |title=Sony reports strong earnings but unplugs Aibo &#124; Macworld |publisher=macworld.com |access-date=2015-10-07 |archive-date=2007-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109103409/http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/01/26/sony/index.php?lsrc=mwrss |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Development==
==Development==
The QRIO prototypes were developed and manufactured by Sony Intelligence Dynamics Laboratory, Inc.<ref>[http://www.sonyidl.jp アメックスブラックカード完全取得2008年版の口コミ]</ref> The number of these prototypes in existence is unknown. Up to ten QRIO have been seen performing a dance routine together; this was confirmed by a Sony representative at the Museum of Science in Boston, MA on January 22, 2006. Many videos of this can be found on the web.
The QRIO prototypes were developed and manufactured by Sony Intelligence Dynamics Laboratory, Inc.<ref name="sonyidl">{{cite web|url=http://www.sonyidl.jp|title=アメックスブラックカード完全取得2008年版の口コミ|publisher=sonyidl.jp|access-date=2015-10-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222234137/http://www.sonyidl.jp/|archive-date=2014-12-22|url-status=dead}}</ref> The number of these prototypes in existence is unknown. Up to ten QRIO have been seen performing a dance routine together; this was confirmed by a Sony representative at the Museum of Science in Boston, MA on January 22, 2006. Numerous videos of this can be found on the web.


Four fourth-generation QRIO prototype robots were featured dancing in the ''[[Hell Yes (song)|Hell Yes]]'' music video by recording artist [[Beck]]. These prototypes lacked a third camera in the center of the forehead and the improved hands and wrists which were added to later prototypes. It took programmers three weeks to program their choreography.
Four fourth-generation QRIO prototype robots were featured dancing in the ''[[Hell Yes (Beck song)|Hell Yes]]'' music video by recording artist [[Beck]]. These prototypes lacked a third camera in the center of the forehead and the improved hands and wrists which were added to later prototypes. It took programmers three weeks to program their choreography.


QRIO is capable of voice and face recognition, making it able to remember people as well as their likes and dislikes. A video on QRIO's website shows it speaking with several children. QRIO can run at 23 cm/s, and is credited in [[Guinness World Records]] (2005 edition) as being the first bipedal robot capable of running (which it defines as moving while both legs are off the ground at the same time). The 4th generation QRIO's internal battery lasts about 1 hour.
QRIO is capable of voice and face recognition, making it able to remember people as well as their likes and dislikes. A video on QRIO's website shows it speaking with several children. QRIO can run at 23&nbsp;cm/s, and is credited in [[Guinness World Records]] (2005 edition) as being the first bipedal robot capable of running (which it defines as moving while both legs are off the ground at the same time). The 4th generation QRIO's internal battery lasts about 1 hour.
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==In fiction==
==In popular culture==
In 2005, four QRIO robots appeared in the music video for '''[[Hell Yes (Beck song)|Hell Yes]]''' by [[Beck]]. The robots dance along to the music. {{fact|date=December 2011}}
In 2005, four QRIO robots appeared in the music video for "[[Hell Yes (Beck song)|Hell Yes]]" by [[Beck]]. The robots dance along to the music. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://imvdb.com/video/beck/hell-yes | title=Beck - Hell Yes (2005) }}</ref>


In the 2009 [[Daybreak (Battlestar Galactica)|series finale]] of the reimagined television series ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', the [[Number Six (Battlestar_Galactica)#Head Six|virtual Number Six]] and virtual [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] appear in coda set on modern-day Earth. They comment on the cycle of violence perpetuated by humanity's interaction with "technology run amok". The final scene then shows a montage of real-life robots, starting with a Sony QRIO.{{Citation needed|date=April 2009}}
In the 2009 [[Daybreak (Battlestar Galactica)|series finale]] of the reimagined television series ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', the [[Number Six (Battlestar Galactica)#Head Six|virtual Number Six]] and virtual [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] appear in coda set on modern-day Earth. They comment on the cycle of violence perpetuated by humanity's interaction with "technology run amok". The final scene then shows a montage of real-life robots, starting with a Sony QRIO.{{Citation needed|date=April 2009}}


==See also==
==See also==
[[File:QRIO watch AIBOs at Robocup.jpg|thumb|QRIO watch AIBOs at Robocup]]
[[File:QRIO watch AIBOs at Robocup.jpg|thumb|QRIO watch AIBOs at Robocup.]]
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Sony QRIO
Presentation of the Sony Qrio Robot at the RoboCup 2004
ManufacturerSony
Year of creation2003[1]

QRIO ("Quest for cuRIOsity", originally named Sony Dream Robot or SDR) was a bipedal humanoid entertainment robot developed and marketed (but never sold) by Sony to follow up on the success of its AIBO entertainment robot. QRIO stood approximately 0.6 m (2 feet) tall and weighed 7.3 kg (16 pounds). QRIO's slogan was "Makes life fun, makes you happy!"

On January 26, 2006, on the same day as it announced its discontinuation of AIBO and other products, Sony announced that it would stop development of QRIO.[2]

Development

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The QRIO prototypes were developed and manufactured by Sony Intelligence Dynamics Laboratory, Inc.[3] The number of these prototypes in existence is unknown. Up to ten QRIO have been seen performing a dance routine together; this was confirmed by a Sony representative at the Museum of Science in Boston, MA on January 22, 2006. Numerous videos of this can be found on the web.

Four fourth-generation QRIO prototype robots were featured dancing in the Hell Yes music video by recording artist Beck. These prototypes lacked a third camera in the center of the forehead and the improved hands and wrists which were added to later prototypes. It took programmers three weeks to program their choreography.

QRIO is capable of voice and face recognition, making it able to remember people as well as their likes and dislikes. A video on QRIO's website shows it speaking with several children. QRIO can run at 23 cm/s, and is credited in Guinness World Records (2005 edition) as being the first bipedal robot capable of running (which it defines as moving while both legs are off the ground at the same time). The 4th generation QRIO's internal battery lasts about 1 hour.

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In 2005, four QRIO robots appeared in the music video for "Hell Yes" by Beck. The robots dance along to the music. [4]

In the 2009 series finale of the reimagined television series Battlestar Galactica, the virtual Number Six and virtual Baltar appear in coda set on modern-day Earth. They comment on the cycle of violence perpetuated by humanity's interaction with "technology run amok". The final scene then shows a montage of real-life robots, starting with a Sony QRIO.[citation needed]

See also

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QRIO watch AIBOs at Robocup.

Toys

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References

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  1. ^ "Sony Global - Product & Technology Milestones-Robot". sony.net. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  2. ^ "Sony reports strong earnings but unplugs Aibo | Macworld". macworld.com. Archived from the original on 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  3. ^ "アメックスブラックカード完全取得2008年版の口コミ". sonyidl.jp. Archived from the original on 2014-12-22. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  4. ^ "Beck - Hell Yes (2005)".
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