bild

QRIO, the Sony dream robot prototype, with a miniature baseball in hand waves to the crowd before he threw the ceremonial first pitch before the Washington Nationals New York Mets game, Wednesday, July 6, 2005, at RFK Stadium in Washington. According to a brochure, QRIO is a small biped entertainment robot under development by Sony Corporation. QRIO weighs 15.4 lbs with battery and his dimensions are 22.8 x 10.6 x 7.5 inches. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Nick Wass)