Companion robots: above and beyond iPhone
Friend RC showed off his iPhone 7 and 8 - non-stop, his eyes glued onto that little thing while I drove 1.5 hours, minute-to-miute road activity/route suggestion, distance, arrival time at destiny....news, ....
Which made me wonder: Companion robots are above and beyond iPhone. What's the big thing? Personalized items? Some reading, below
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Companion robots featured at Shanghai electronics show - Phys.org
?CES 2017: Panasonic unveils 'human-like' companion robot | ZDNet
Sex robots could make us lonely, report says - CNBC.com
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