] Sony Corporation today announced the development of
] dramatically enhanced motion of Sony's humanoid robot,
] enabling integrated motion control for walking, jumping
] and running.

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] Sony will continue to utilize the QRIO platform for various
] technological advances, leading to outstanding entertainment
] robots highly suited to the co-existence with humans and to the
] development of various technologies which can be applied to other
] Sony products.

I, for one, welcome our new QRIO masters. Kidding, but man, sure seems like remarkable things are happening in the robot world.

Sony Global - Press Release