Here Are Six Robot And Smart Device Predictions for 2019

Service robots for personal and domestic use continue to grow. The forecast from 2016 through 2019 is expected to be $22 billion. Julian Jagtenberg, Co-Founder and Head of Growth, Somnox created a robot that has one job, to help you sleep better. The Dutch startup, with around $282k in funding, wants to reduce the effects of sleep deprivation with their robot that simulates natural breathing as you hold the robot to fall asleep. Jagtenberg looks at the shift from industrial to home robotics and the emergence of a new species in his predictions for robotics in 2019.