Robovie Takes You Shopping, Recommends The Broccoli
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Monday, 14 of December , 2009 at 2:09 am
A couple years ago, Robovie and its horribly creepy eyes was stationed at a shopping center in Osaka, Japan to assist lost shoppers . Although Robovie hasn’t exactly climbed up the corporate ladder since then, it does have new eyeballs, and it’s now able to help you with your grocery shopping:
There’s actually a lot going on here. Robovie is part of an integrated system that starts at home and involves other robots and devices (like ApriPoko, for example). Specifically, the system is designed for the elderly, and includes health monitoring equipment. At home, you can make a shopping list with the assistance of ApriPoko, who might recommend dishes based on your health. The list is stored on your mobile device, and when you get to the supermarket, a Robovie will help you shop for what you need, autonomously following you with a shopping basket, reminding you what to buy and offering suggestions. Robovie can tell when you put something in its basket, and the robot will also make a little bit of conversation.
This experiment is part of a six month trial to determine how effectively a network of different robots can cooperate to assist the elderly with independent living, something that Japan specifically (but most of Asia in general) is very focused on due to their aging population.
VIA [ Robot Watch (Translated) ]
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Category: Consumer, Medical, Research
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Comment by Klaus Egebjerg
Made Wednesday, 30 of December , 2009 at 1:06 am
That’s new and innovative idea that robots are helping us in shopping.If this is possible in the future then we can save our more time and robots become our friends.
Comment by Mr. streetwear
Made Wednesday, 17 of March , 2010 at 8:17 am
Ha ha ha, that is way cool! I want one of those…. Shopping will be so much more fun, and who knows, maybe it’s a babemagnet??? :-p
