First robotic mobile phone goes on sale in Japan

The world's first robotic mobile phone RoBoHon , a pocket-size walking and dancing robot, started the sale on Thursday in Japan.

The human-shaped smartphone, developed by Japanese electronics company, Sharp and engineer Tomotaka Takahashi, inventor of the first robot astronaut 'Kirobo', went on sale with a base price of 198,000 yen ($1,800), EFE news reported.

To mark the launch, the Osaka-based company opened the RoBoHon Cafe in Tokyo where visitors can test the robot until June 7.

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