08/11/2017
Jibo robot review: Lifelike, adorable, unfinished.Like an attentive dog, Jibo watches me. Its cyclops eye blinks and the bulbous head follows my hand as I grab my cup of water. The movements — smooth head turns and animated body swivels — make Jibo seem alive, but it’s not.
Jibo is a home robot from Jibo, Inc. that wants to be a family home companion, but it's mostly a reminder of just how hard it is to build an effective personal robot.
I first met Jibo more than three years ago. The brainchild of MIT roboticist Cynthia Breazeal, Jibo was an amazing mix of early artificial intelligence and expertly crafted robot animation.