The Kuratas robot, built by Japanese artist Kogoro Kurata and marketed by , can be controlled by the onboard operator, a remote control device, or a smartphone and runs V-Sido, a "next generation robot OS".

A Kuratas complete with custom paint job can be yours () for only $1,523,500. Order early for your next trade show to avoid disappointment. (Kuratas, of course, gets a Gearhead rating of 5 out of 5. How could I not rate it like that when I want to find one under my Christmas tree ... of course, that's going to be a Christmas tree of epic proportions.)

So, on to more prosaic topics ...

Do you use Open Source Software (OSS)? If you do you are probably aware of the various types of OSS licenses and terms in those licenses that your organization needs to be able to square away with organizational policies and industry regulations.

But which OSS packages do you use?