Toy makers Sega and Hasbro have unveiled a new two-wheeled dancing robot with stereo sound. Ampbot or A.M.P Automated Music Personality has a remote control and can be hooked up to an MP3 player or iPod on its back. This 2.4 feet tall bot can bob its head and dance while LED lights on its head flash red. It has stereo speakers and turntable-shaped hands that can be used for volume control, sound effects and DJ-style scratching. "The Ampbot is for men who like robots and who as children dreamed of living one day with robots," Osamu Takeuchi of Sega Toys, part of the Sega Sammy Group, said at the launch at the Tokyo Toy Show.

The Ampbot "has a real presence in the home by allowing interaction with the owner. The owner can also enjoy being chased around the house by the robot," said Takeuchi.

You can expect the Ampbot in Japan and the US from November, with a global launch within 18 months. It will cost around 80,000 yen ($745).

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