Toshiba have developed a talking robot that can be used as a voice-operated universal remote control for a range of home appliances, called 'ApriPoko'
Standing at 11" inches tall and weighing only 2.3 kilogram, prototype robot learns how to use different remote controls just from asking questions and watching how you use them.
'ApriPoko' works by placing it in the living room and then it waits for someone to use a remote control. 'ApriPoko's sensors detects infrared rays when the remote is used.
The robot would speak up and ask 'What did you just do?' The user will then tell the robot what they did, for example 'I turned on the TV', and remembers the actions and details to memory, so the next time you want to turn on the TV, just simply tell 'ApriPoko' and it transmits the correct signal directly to the device.
'ApriPoko' is still in the research and development stages but Toshiba hopes to have a viable product very soon.
Standing at 11" inches tall and weighing only 2.3 kilogram, prototype robot learns how to use different remote controls just from asking questions and watching how you use them.
'ApriPoko' works by placing it in the living room and then it waits for someone to use a remote control. 'ApriPoko's sensors detects infrared rays when the remote is used.
The robot would speak up and ask 'What did you just do?' The user will then tell the robot what they did, for example 'I turned on the TV', and remembers the actions and details to memory, so the next time you want to turn on the TV, just simply tell 'ApriPoko' and it transmits the correct signal directly to the device.
'ApriPoko' is still in the research and development stages but Toshiba hopes to have a viable product very soon.
More news at http://robot.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/news/2008/03/26/958.html (Japanese)
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