language with blue and white color), but an English language, black and grey version went on sale first in the U.S., in September, 2007. i-SOBOT, which has been certified by Guinness World Records as "the world's smallest humanoid robot in production" is equipped with 17 proprietary servo-motors and can be controlled by an IR remote controller and also via voice commands. It is capable of speaking hundreds of words and phrases and has nearly 200 pre-programmed actions, plus allows additional programming by the user via the remote control. The retail price is approximately ¥30,000 in Japan and $350 in the U.S. i-SOBOT is fully bi-pedal. In 2013 the new robot i-SODOG will come out from Tomy. See also Topo, a contemporary of Omnibot, aimed at the consumer and educational market. '80s Robot, a similar looking Muppet character. Compact Cassette References External links theoldrobots.com website 1980s robots 1980s toys Humanoid robots Robots of Japan Rolling robots Toy brands Toy robots