Meet Postkun, Japan's cutest mini postman robot

Serkan Toto

Dr. Serkan Toto is an independent consultant and advisor focusing on Japan’s web, mobile and social gaming industries. Based in Tokyo, he works together with financial institutions and startups worldwide. Serkan has been the Japan contributor for TechCrunch.com since 2008. He is sept-lingual, holds an MBA and is a PhD in economics. → Learn More

Monday, January 26th, 2009

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I don’t know when and if mankind will ever get robotic postmen but I am sure that if, they will come from Japan, just like this mini robot recently presented by Tokyo-based company Kyosho [JP].

The little guy is called Postkun (Little Postman) and will be only available in Japan from the end of February to the middle of March as a limited edition (only 10 units will be produced). It can move in 30 different ways.

Postkun costs $3,500 and is – of course – Japan-only. The robot is technially based on Kyosho’s Manoi PF01, another mini humanoid the company developed two years ago (see it in action below).

Via Impress [JP]

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