A little vinegar for your choke?
How to get noticed in 2007 if you're an old-timey Japanese condiment maker: build a robot that puts Darth Vader to shame.What was the Tamanoi Vinegar Corporation thinking when it asked Tokyo-based entertainment firm buildup Co. to construct a Sith-like pitchman?
Well, it seems the robot's appearance was inspired by the company's "black vinegar" products. It will do presentations about them through prerecorded voice and gestures.
Nearly 6 feet tall, the "Tamanoi Vinegar Robot" runs on an air-servo system and has 24 joints. The dusky droid will be hawking Tamanoi's sour stuff at a theater in its Osaka head office starting in July, the 100th anniversary of the firm's establishment.
There's a video of Darth Vinegar here.
posted by Tim at 2:30 AM
3 Comments:
Vinegar and robots - an obvious, and eventual, commingling.
Hey, as far as product shills, having a sinister-looking six-foot-tall robot hawk your stuff is definitely going to leave an impression on your consumer base.
So how long will it be before we see resin kits or PVC figures of Tamanoi Vinegar Robot? I'd like to preorder one now, please...
I really likes the look of this robot .
I want one !
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