Sanyo’s Mirai Sanzo robot brings the extra emotion your household craves

First we had the spherical drone and now we have the spherical butler. Sanyo’s Mirai Sanzo robot won’t do housework unfortunately, but it will interpret your voice commands and relay them to your home automation system, just in case you happen to live in the type of wondrous abode depicted after the break. To fulfill its mission as a “communication robot,” the WiFi-connected 22cm helper comes with a touchscreen, touch sensors (for switching on and off) and voice recognition — all powered by an undisclosed version of Android. It can also show seven different emotions by glowing in various colors, making it about three times more expressive than some humans. Mirai Sanzo will be out in Japan any time now, and while we’re not sure of the price, we have tried to translate the name. We arrived at “Future Bob”, but we’re open to other suggestions. Continue reading Sanyo’s Mirai Sanzo robot brings the extra emotion your household craves Sanyo’s Mirai Sanzo robot brings the extra emotion your household craves originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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