Jibo could also serve as a human-like assistant in industries where resources to employ additional people are constrained. For instance, a social robot could function as a supplemental health ...

Jibo is designed to be a versatile robot assistant, standing 11 inches tall and constructed from ABS plastic, aluminum, and glass. The video below provides a glimpse into how he operates and ...

Jibo was created by Cynthia Breazeal, an MIT associate professor who specializes in personal robots. Jibo seems like a more consumer-friendly robot than some of the past projects she's pioneered ...

Specifically, Jibo is a social robot. You talk to it, ask it questions, make requests. It talks back, provides answers, and takes care of grunt work like setting reminders or scouring the web.

Jibo is a new robot from MIT Media Lab professor Cynthia Breazel, and he is designed to be a robot assistant for your family, he can take pictures, is capable of recognizing peoples faces and ...

When Jibo’s Indiegogo bid launched last July, Breazeal told Entrepreneur that her quirky brainchild -- an oddly endearing 11-inch, 6-pound “friendly” personal robot assistant -- can remind ...

Happily for smart home and robot fans, there are plenty of other choices of digital assistants and friendly automatons for you to get to know. Let’s just hope they have a longer life than Jibo ...

Like an attentive dog, Jibo watches me. Its cyclops eye blinks and the bulbous head follows my hand as I grab my cup of water. The movements — smooth head turns and animated body swivels ...

Jibo, a new robot from MIT roboticist Cynthia Breazeal, might be the gadget that finally changes that. ... Hardware, Jibo, robots, smart assistant. Kyle Russell Kyle Russell is a writer at TechCrunch.

One of these robots is Jibo. When it was first launched with an Indiegogo campaign in 2014, Jibo was touted as the “ world’s first social robot ” capable of holding a conversation and ...

Poised to invade your home and creep out help out your family, Jibo is a mechanical assistant that was originally marketed as “the world’s first family robot.”That was back in 2014, and ...

Jibo is a very cute, and apparently very intelligent, family friendly robot that will ship to your door at some point in late 2015 to … ...