Ahseante’ Hicks
A01467849
CMST 3050
At some point in time most of us have probably seen a futuristic television
show and or movie in which there was a character that was a self-thinking robot.
It can communicate and have full interaction with others. Well technology has
not got us quite that far, but there is now a new family robot that can open
the door to having the first robot from the Jetson’s on the production line.
Introducing the newest family robot, JIBO.
JIBO is the friendly family robot that can see, speak, hear, learn,
help and relate to the surrounding people. Think of this robot as the
all-in-one tablet, phone and camera. To help see it has two hi-resolution
cameras that recognize and track faces, take photos and allow for immersive
video calling. It is able to learn your preferences to adapt and fit into your
life through Artificial Intelligence. There are 360 degree microphones and a
natural language processor that lets you talk to JIBO from anywhere in the
room. One of the biggest items I feel is new with this type of technology is JIBO
can relate to the person using natural social and emotive cues. Something
interesting I found is through its messenger application JIBO has the ability
to recognize each member of a household, to deliver the correct messages to the
right people at the right time and place. What this also means is JIBO can be
synced to your electronics and be integrated into certain household appliances.
Most technology is targeted to a specific audience depending on the
product. The great thing about JIBO is the technology is targeted to all ages
from kids all the way through senior citizens. I also think this technology
still has its limitations. For starters, JIBO is stationary. Unless you carry
it around with you around the house it pretty much has to stay in one room.
Also, JIBO must stay hooked up to a charging pad for uses over 30 minutes.
I think JIBO has the ability to affect communication in a big way with
families. With little kids it has the ability to tell stories so if parents
feel too tired to tell their child a bed time story JIBO can step in. With
everyone else it can act as a means to get information without ever having to
type it in on your phone or computer. I imagine eventually the developers will
add some form of mobility. If and when that happens the need for a portable
source that last longer than 30 minutes will also have to be included. As
people begin to use this type of hands free technology I believe you will start
to see a decrease in the use of bulky computers. The next thing we will see are
robots that not only do what JIBO can do, they will be able to walk and talk
and probably be able to do our homework all while keeping track of my daily
schedule.
http://www.myjibo.com/
