By now, most people have heard of the Roomba, the cute little round robot that will vacuum your house for you. But did you know that people are becoming strangely attached to their little Roobas? There's an interesting article in the San Jose Mercury News (and many other papers) They love their Roomba about some of the odd relationships people are forming with their Roombas. Some people are giving them nicknames. Others are dressing them up. People are even willing to change their house around and do a little pre-cleaning to make their little friends more successful in their job. Kids have started a company, myRoomBud, making costumes to outfit their little friends.
Will a robot be more successful if it has a 'companion' aspect to it? Or is it the other way around? Does a robot have to have to be utilitarian first and companion second. Is that why Sony discontinued Aibo, the robotic dog?
What will be the first successful robot?
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