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A vacuum cleaner that talks as it cleans
Friday May 11, 2012 10:00:47 AM,
IANS
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London:
A Japanese company has come up with a robot vacuum cleaner that
can talk to people as it cleans. The gadget can be controlled with
an iPhone and it also sends back photos of the home while it does
its job.
The Cocorobo - created by Sharp - speaks three languages, English,
Japanese and Chinese. It comes with more than 30 phrases,
including "Long time no see" and "Hello", the Daily Mail reported.
The cleaner comes with an iPhone app to allow people to directly
interact with it. Users can control its movements, live-stream
videos from the carpet, and it even sends pictures as it
automatically works around the home.
The robot also speaks the Kansai dialect of southwestern Japan.
People can ask questions like "How's it going?", and get back
answers like "I'm cool and feeling good".
The cleaner comes with infra-red sensors to ensure it does not
bump into things around the house. When tired, it can walk itself
into a little docking station and "sleep", and wait for the owner
to wake it up with a friendly greeting.
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