Your new helper is only $599 away.
Asus may be best known as the maker of laptops and phones, but on Monday it unveiled a fairly cheap robot that can help with healthcare and control of your home.
The Zenbo robot, which will cost $599, will be able to understand spoken commands and move around on its own. The robot can help remind people of things like taking their medication and exercise schedules, while also keeping a virtual eye out for emergencies.
Meet Zenbo:
The robot looks like a cross between ET and the popular Star Wars robot BB-8. Zenbo can also connect to smart-home components such as lights, door locks and security cameras, read out recipes, and entertain kids with interactive stories and songs.
In short, it’s a giant, semi-autonomous mobile device with a rather tender voice.
Asus said it was launching a developer program to help others create apps for Zenbo.
