ApriPoko - Talking Universal Remote Robot

Researchers at Toshiba in Japan have created a talking bot that can be used as a voice-activated universal remote in addition to formulating plots about terminating humans.

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Our little robot will first observe your behavior and ask you questions in order to learn how to operate various remote controls.
When its sensors detect infrared rays emitted by a remote, the robot speaks up: “What did you just do?” it asks. Tell ApriPoko what you did (”I turned on the stereo” or “I changed to channel 321,” for example), and it commits the details to memory. Then, next time you want to turn on the stereo or change the channel, simply tell ApriPoko and it transmits the appropriate IR signal directly to the device.

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This is nice gadget to have in your house, don you think? :)

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VIA - Engadget , AkihabaraNews , Pink Tentacle

March 27, 2008 | Filed Under Interesting News 

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6 Responses to “ApriPoko - Talking Universal Remote Robot”

  1. Kim on March 27th, 2008 3:32 pm

    Fun lil’ thing, when will it hit the streets?

  2. Spuffler on March 27th, 2008 5:39 pm

    Cute ‘lil thing!

  3. J on March 27th, 2008 7:41 pm

    What about the inevitability that the robot will revolt? Consider stereos being turned on late at night, or (good god) turning to channel 321 when you don’t WANT channel 321! Egads!

    How fuckin lazy are we?

  4. j spain on March 27th, 2008 8:06 pm

    gotta have one…just the thing for techno gadeteers!

  5. zeljka & miki on March 28th, 2008 1:24 pm

    this is so good

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