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Sony Vaguely Teases Its Next Great Robot For Your Home

• popsci.com By Samantha Cole

Sony's secretive home robot project is still in the works, as CEO Kaz Hirai teased at a news conference yesterday. His update: It's not here yet, but stay tuned. Check out his remarks from the IFA gadget show in Berlin, via PC World:

"I'm happy to report that we are working hard to create a robot for your home that is not only capable of assisting you with everyday needs but is really capable of forming an emotional connection with all of you."

Sony says it will do this by combining existing hardware with artificial intelligence, robotics and communications tech, which is basically like saying "water is wet."

As PC World notes, Sony's been "an early pursuer of home robots with its Aibo robot dogs sold in the early 2000s," which remain iconic and beloved, even though the product line was officially retired a decade ago.


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