Amazon Alexa is now a small home robot thanks to Omate

As Amazon's Alexa voice assistant becomes smarter each day, it's also showing up in more form factors, with the latest being a small home robot courtesy of, well, a smartwatch brand. Omate's Yumi is, in many ways, a mini version of the ASUS Zenbo: Its head features a 5-inch 720p touchscreen, it runs on wheels, it's powered by Android and it even shares a similar appearance in white. Much like Omate's Rise 3G smartwatch, the Yumi supports Alexa out of the box, so it's effectively an Echo Dot with wheels plus a cute face -- look closer and you'll see the same smile in Amazon's logo. When you do get bored of that look, just pick another face. With a starting price of $349, the 11.7-inch tall Yumi is bound to miss out on some of the bells and whistles found on the $599 Zenbo. For one, Yumi lacks object avoidance and drop avoidance sensors, so you'll have to be careful when it's placed on the table or countertop.