The author of this article argues that robots fall short of promises to revolutionise people's lives. It raised $3.7m (£2.57m) and has been described by one analyst as a "game changer" - the social robot with the biggest chances of success. While Indiegogo 's successful fundraising last year for Jibo was described by half analyst as a "game changer," during its CES last year demonstration the robot simply showed off its dance moves, however the company insisted Jibo 's main functionality and role in connecting families will be ready by its 2016 launch, Co-director of the Foundation for Responsible Robotics believes such functionality will evolve quickly and "Such devices could easily become the core of smart homes and controllers for the internet of things. " A range of personable, 'character' robots has emerged recently; Buddy from Blue Frog Robotics , Intel 's PA and transport system, Ninebot and Ninebot , and Softbank 's Pepper, which uses IBM 's Segway platform and could be used as a personal shopper, teaching assistant and nurse in hospitals.
The author of this article argues that robots fall short of promises to revolutionise people's lives. While Indiegogo 's successful fundraising last year for Jibo was described by half analyst as a "game changer," during its CES last year demonstration the robot simply showed off its dance moves, however the company insisted Jibo 's main functionality and role in connecting families will be ready by its 2016 launch, Co-director of the Foundation for Responsible Robotics believes such functionality will evolve quickly and "Such devices could easily become the core of smart homes and controllers for the internet of things." A range of personable, 'character' robots has emerged recently; Buddy from Blue Frog Robotics , Intel 's PA and transport system, Ninebot and Ninebot , and Softbank 's Pepper, which uses IBM 's Segway platform and could be used as a personal shopper, teaching assistant and nurse in hospitals.