Personal robots are coming of age.
First there was the Robosapien, then Zeno from Richardson-based Hanson Robotics Inc., and I opened my mail today to discover the announcement of the I-Sobot, “the smallest humanoid robot in production.”
The little fella is 6.5 inches tall, and TOMY Corp., maker of the tiny ‘bot, says the $299 mech is on store shelves this month, just in time for the Christmas shopping season.
These things may be toys, right now — albeit sophisticated toys capable of impressive physical contortions and nifty voice recognition — but Moore’s Law means that, in five years, a $300 robot will be taking out your garbage, making you a mixed drink, and plotting the overthrow of humanity.
As long as we don’t teach them how to replace their own batteries, though, we should be safe.
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