This device is like Amazon Echo, but in robot form
Imagine owning an Amazon Echo, only it was in robot form and could perform tasks like entertaining kids or keeping tabs on seniors. On Tuesday, tech company unveiled the Zenbo home robot, a 599 tech companion capable of roaming your home and assisting users with requests from sharing recipes by voice to controlling the lights or air conditioning. The Zenbo was revealed during the tech conference Computex in Taiwan. "Our ambition is to enable robotic computing for every household," said Asus Chairman Jonney Shih in a statement. The robot's face doubles as a touchscreen users can tap or swipe for a variety of tasks, but it can also respond to voice commands. It also plays music, respond to questions, take pictures or make video calls and even tell stories to kids.
May-31-2016, 17:06:39 GMT