Five robots-assistants who are increasingly part of our lives

Robots firmly part of our modern life. They tirelessly to help people in factories, hospitals, perform complex calculations, and they do not need to pay salaries. The times when the machine will help us with the housework or teach children already come, just not all of it is still known.

1. "Social" robot "Jibo"

"Jibo" - it's a cute little "social" robot with a character that could easily become the best friend of the family. Robot with a witty sense of humor has an unusual appearance and a fun animation that rotates and dancing. "Jibo" - not just a toy, and high-tech development. Using artificial intelligence technology, cameras and microphones robot is able to study voice, emotions and facial sixteen different people.

"Jibo" can perform a number of useful tasks: from setting the alarm, photographing, weather forecasting and ending communication with the person. At the same intonation and phrases robot picks up depending on the interlocutor. "Jibo" is already available on sale for $ 900.

2. The robot genius "Professor Einstein,"

The robot is designed as a caricatured version of Albert Einstein and is positioned as a learning tool for people of all ages. In addition to a broad base of knowledge of the robot also has a good sense of humor, which makes the learning process more fun. With the "Einstein" you can not only learn the exact sciences, but also play a variety of educational games.

For answers to all sorts of questions a robot uses a cloud database. In addition to answering questions, "Professor Einstein," can engage in dialogue with the person and is available fifty variants of facial expressions. robot cost - $ 200.

3. The robot-assistant "Aeolus"

Imagine a robot on wheels that brings the team out of the fridge a bottle of soda. For those who are waiting for the perfect home assistant - a dream come true. Robot assistant "Aeolus" is designed to make your life easier by doing jobs around the house while you sleep. The robot uses artificial intelligence and machine learning technology to detect objects from different angles and distances.

Where the eyes have "Aeolus" equipped with special wide-angle camera with three-dimensional sensors. Thus, the robot can be vacuumed, wash the floors, dusting, washing windows, and more. He even remembers the places where things are in the house to, if necessary, to bring them back into place. Despite the fact that this is still a prototype, the creators said that the development will be available for purchase uzhu this year, and the price it is not less than a foreign holiday for the family, no matter how much it does not mean anything.

4. The "Smart" home robot "Aido"

"Aido" - a unique interactive home robot that can maneuver easily in the house. The creators of "Aido" laid into the robot feature set, based on a study of frequently requested features in electronic domestic helpers.

This family-friendly robot has been designed to make it interact with people as much as possible more natural and intuitive. Inside "Aido" is the subwoofer and home theater system speakers.

Interactive communication with people is carried out innovative speech recognition system. The robot can help with housework, play with children, to provide security at home and even perform programmed tasks. "Aido" the company Ingen Dynamic Inc. It is available for pre-order for $ 499.

5. "Buddy" Family friend

"Buddy" - a robot with open source software running on Unity 3D and Android. This "social" robot assistant from Blue Frog Robotics company will be an excellent companion for the whole family. He can meet you, to remind you of events and even to protect your home with a radiant smile on his face.

robot patrol quite "advanced". "Buddy" is able to observe both at the same place, and move between these points. Like the other models, which we mentioned earlier, "Buddy" can boast of advanced intelligence.