It was almost ten years ago when Sherry Turkle warned that the world was headed for a place where humans would be interacting socially with machines, like robots. Turkle is a MIT professor and social scientist who has been working on human-technology interaction and what it will mean for the human race. She is the author of several books including Alone Together and Reclaiming Conversation which explore the impact of technology on some of the aspects that actually make humans humans. Over the years, through her books and numerous talks, Sherry Turkle has explained the dangers of people trying to replace each other with machines including the smartphone and robots, but the world seems to have taken little heed as today we see companies inventing robots for all sorts of tasks and even for human relationships. Remember the Chinese inventor of a female robot whom he married in 2017?

PLEASANTON, Calif., Oct. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- For the last four years, a friendly little robot has been engaging, entertaining and educating children across Asia. Now, the bestselling Miko 2 robot is bringing the marvel of conversational, play-based learning to kids in North America for the first time--at a special limited time price of $299 guaranteed to make the holiday season even more magical. Miko 2 can be pre-ordered at Miko.ai in 3 attractive colors and will ship in December with guaranteed arrival for the holidays. Miko 2 is the brainchild of Miko, an advanced consumer robotics innovation lab home to global educators, engineers and psychologists. "As a father, Miko's mission is close to my heart. We hope to see children learn and grow with our product and are thrilled to bring it to North American families, especially after the interest and support that we've received in Asia," said CEO Sneh Vaswani.

Indian Robotics company Emotix launched their advanced version of robot – Miko 2. Emotix is Mumbai City-based startup which has a solution for working parents who worried about kids care. Miko 2 is a companion robot for children. Miko 2 came 2 years after the Emotix company unveiled their first Miko Robot. The Miko 2 has advanced Artificial Intelligence, better parenting controls, front camera, microphones, and improved "Emotional Intelligence". Miko 2 is actually third product in its series.