There are so many robotic parts already developed – fingers, hands, legs – that one would think that a humanoid could be assembled already. Here come the robotic mouth.

From the Tokyo University of Science a report that they have created a robot capable of reproducing tongue and lower jaw movements associated with speech — basically, a mouth. Reportedly, it can copy the movements a human mouth needs to produce vowel sounds. It even has a silicon tongue (how creepy is that?).

If your holiday shopping list has "robot" on it, then get in the virtual line for this i-SOBOT. Supposedly the world’s smallest humanoid robot at 6.5 inches tall, it has 17 custom designed actuators, a gyro-sensor; it can walk, talk, and dance.

The i-Sobot robot can understand to up to 10 voice commands and comes with a remote control.

Amazon is accepting orders and it will run you $299.99.