Sharp melds a robot and mobile phone to create the RoBoHoN The Japan Times

Sharp Corp. has introduced a new mobile phone combined with a humanoid robot. The RoBoHoN robot phone, which stands 19 cm tall and weighs about 390 grams, will make its commercial debut in the first half of 2016, the Osaka-based firm said during a preview event Tuesday at CEATEC, Japan's biggest IT and electronics trade show, that will kick off Wednesday at Makuhari Messe in the city of Chiba. From the front, the device looks just like a toy humanoid robot, but its back sports a 2-inch touch screen. This panel works just like a smartphone screen, enabling users to browse the Internet and make phone calls. Sharp said the idea for the RoBoHoN emerged out of contemplating what would be the next evolution for mobile phones.