Engineer Spotlight: NXROBO's Dr. Tin Lun Lam on the Complexities of Designing Home Robots

Home robots have been lurking on the horizon for years. BIG-i is NXROBO's most recent contribution to this industry, a home robot which can interact with family members and smart appliances. The robot uses a custom operating system designed by NXROBO to analyze voice commands and visual cues. The robot, which currently only speaks English and Mandarin, is programmed through if-this-then-that style voice commands. For example, parents can define different conditional situations like "If you see Tommy grabbing food, remind him to wash his hands".