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I'm a little surprised that with the current state of electronics and machine learning there hasn't been (as far as I'm aware) a resurgence of similar toy robots - a sort of updated Omnibot as it were.

I remember wanting one of those so badly as a kid and they didn't even do much.

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Agreed. Functional CL4P-TP when?

I too wanted an Omnibot so bad I could taste it. Those were pricey little numbers, though, for something that barely did anything. Either that or a Heathkit HERO, as seen on Mr. Wizard's World, which was actually programmable. Was more than happy with the Radio Shack Armatron I got.

What do you think an updated Omnibot could do? Obviously it could hear you and recognize you, but what would that really get you?

I would expect it to make a copy of itself.

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