If you ever wished to have a robot as your companion at your work place right on your desk, then your wish may just come true. Recently, we came across a demo of a prototype of a cute penguin robot that was shown by Pierre Bureau, the founder and CEO of Arimaz in Switzerland. The robot is named as “MyDeskFriend” and it will be sold at $99 beginning from September.
The robot comes with various smart features like a docking station, which is hooked to the PC. The most interesting feature of the robot is that you can interact with it in many ways. It does the job of following your finger and detects the edges of your desk thereby helping it not fall off your desk. With the help of its accelerometer, it can sense when it’s being touched or shaken. Besides the five infrared sensors, the robot also changes its color depending on its mood. For example, if you shake it too much, its eyes turn red suggesting that it is in a bad mood.
Another interesting feature of the robot is that it can get connected to your Facebook profile and there you can see if it’s hungry, tired or needs exercise. If it’s hungry, you can feed a cookie. It can also read the weather forecast, news and messages from your friends. It can also memorize 10-15 words of your choice and also follow voice commands. Surely, this robot will prove to be one amazing companion, and i can’t wait for September to arrive.
Via: Botropolis\Getrobo
The robot comes with various smart features like a docking station, which is hooked to the PC. The most interesting feature of the robot is that you can interact with it in many ways. It does the job of following your finger and detects the edges of your desk thereby helping it not fall off your desk. With the help of its accelerometer, it can sense when it’s being touched or shaken. Besides the five infrared sensors, the robot also changes its color depending on its mood. For example, if you shake it too much, its eyes turn red suggesting that it is in a bad mood.
Another interesting feature of the robot is that it can get connected to your Facebook profile and there you can see if it’s hungry, tired or needs exercise. If it’s hungry, you can feed a cookie. It can also read the weather forecast, news and messages from your friends. It can also memorize 10-15 words of your choice and also follow voice commands. Surely, this robot will prove to be one amazing companion, and i can’t wait for September to arrive.
Via: Botropolis\Getrobo
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