Need a teacher, airport guide, care taker, and customs control officer all in one? Sanbot has you covered. Standing at just under 3 feet tall with big cartoon eyes and flipper arms, Sanbot looks more helpless than helpful, but don’t let that cute appearance fool you. Sanbot is packed with features to help “her” get the job done.
First off…sensors. Sanbot has 14 of them scattered throughout its three foot frame. Many of these are touch sensitive, allowing the robotic lady to respond with human-like emotion to a particular tap. Seven microphones along with IBM Watson smarts help Sanbot to react to voice commands and localize a speaker’s direction. In addition to voice commands, users can tap the bot’s HD screen or use an Android phone to make it do things like dance or project a presentation on the wall.
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