Finally A Cute Robot That Doesn’t Have The Crazy Eyes

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Wall - E has lovely droopy eyes and is totally compelling , but I have to remind everyone that he is n’t real . If you need a minute to let that sink in take as much prison term as you want . We ’re gon na talk aboutRomiboand you could catch up later .

The thing is that when researcher are trying to carry social experiments , look at human - automaton interactions , or pair robot with disabled someone , the unhumaness of the robots can be distracting or unnerving . There have been other attempts to makecute , dynamicrobots , but Romibo has a much broader range of functions and sensors and is more customizable as a therapeutic robot . in the beginning introduced in 2012 , Romibo ’s year on the open - source circuit has direct to betterment like using an iPhone for greater emotional heart expression , and broader control over Romibo ’s movements through light sensors and accelerometers . Romibo can be controlled using an iPad or its autonomous functionality and it has Mount Rushmore State stimulation . Not bad for a robot that looks like a moldy gumdrop . [ IEEE Spectrum ]