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Trash can robot dances like a crab

This robot from Osaka, Japan morphs from a humble looking trashcan into a crab-like creature that can skuttle around on the floor. It also tells jokes, plays drumrolls on itself, and tosses oversized dice among other things. Check out the video for the full experience, you won't regret it.

[via], Mr. Push.

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Posted by: Anonymous on April 17, 2008 at 8:34 AM

Dances like a crab...

Do crabs dance?

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Posted by: thomas veil on April 17, 2008 at 9:05 AM

it must be the wrong video cause this one is really boring (when you don't understand their language).

I guess crab have a dance when they want to mate.

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Posted by: Anonymous on April 17, 2008 at 10:35 AM

boring

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Posted by: Jason on April 17, 2008 at 10:39 AM

Yeah, what the heck. Theres no footage of the robot DOING anything, just talking. Gonna have to say I regret the "full experience"

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Posted by: Joshua A.C. Newman on April 17, 2008 at 11:57 AM

I have deep regrets.

Yeah, should this be a different video? Or are the announcers hilarious in Japanese?

Deep, deep regrets. I feel shame, anger, and a little bit hungry, in addition.

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Posted by: Bob Darlington on April 17, 2008 at 10:35 PM

what a waste of 2 minutes, 50 seconds

BAH!

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Posted by: Snoozy McSnorson on April 18, 2008 at 7:43 AM

Zzzzzzzzzzz.....

Zzzzzzzzzzzzz....snrrrkkk... huh? What? Did something happen? It moved a leg? Huh... that's grea.... ... . z .z.z.zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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Posted by: gubbeper on April 18, 2008 at 12:23 PM

Mohahaha

Joshua A.C. Newman,

I've been laughing at your comment for ten minutes now. Just can't stop! Thank you! :D

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