Review: Jibo Social Robot

R2-D2 may seem like a blast to hang out with, but in real-life, robots are rarely social butterflies. They're fantastic assembly line workers, bolting together cars and refrigerators, but most are all work and no play. The closest thing to robotic friends we have right now are the growing number of smart speakers, like the Amazon Echo, each with an voice assistant inside them. Smart speakers have carved out a few uses, like playing music, cracking jokes, telling us the weather, and controlling our smart home devices. Which is why I was excited to meet Jibo.