The author of this article argues that robots fall short of helping to revolutionise people 's lives . While Indiegogo 's successful fundraising last year for Jibo was described by one analyst as a " game changer , " during its CES 2016 demonstration the robot simply showed off its dance moves , however the company insisted Jibo 's main functionality and role in connecting people will be ready by its 2017 launch , My excitement was tempered when I arrived at the swanky Las Vegas hotel suite that Jibo had taken over for the afternoon. Co - director of the Foundation for Responsible Robotics believes such functionality will come 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 PA system , Segway and Ninebot , and Softbank 's Pepper , which uses IBM 's Watson 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 helping to revolutionise people 's lives . While Indiegogo 's successful fundraising last year for Jibo was described by one analyst as a " game changer , " during its CES 2016 demonstration the robot simply showed off its dance moves , however the company insisted Jibo 's main functionality and role in connecting people will be ready by its 2017 launch , Co - director of the Foundation for Responsible Robotics believes such functionality will come 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 PA system , Segway and Ninebot , and Softbank 's Pepper , which uses IBM 's Watson platform and could be used as a personal shopper , teaching assistant and nurse in hospitals .