Cool Gadgets – Toshiba’s Talking Robot acts as a universal remote – ApriPoko

By Roland Hutchinson on Wednesday 26th March 2008 8:39 am in Gadgets

Check out this funky looking robot from Toshiba called ApriPoko.

toshiba apripoko

This clever little robot weighs 5 lbs and measures 8 x 11 inches. ApriPoko learns how to operate various remote controls by watching and asking questions.

toshiba apripoko

Set him up in your living room and when you use your TV remote he will ask you ‘What did you just do?”, you then tell the robot what you just did, for example “switched to channel 1″, the next time you want to switch to channel one, you just say the command and ApriPoko will change the channel for you.

toshiba apripoko

ApriPoko can be programmed to work with any device with a remote control, so you could have him closing your electric curtains or dropping your projector screen from the ceiling all from voice commands.

toshiba apripoko

I have to admit this is one of the coolest gadgets I have seen in a long time. Although the ApriPoko is only a prototype at the moment, lets hope he goes into production as I bet this would be a really popular gadget.

via Engadget, Akihabara News and Pink Tentacle

http://wherewillwhy.uber.com WHEREWILLWHY

hes cute I say WE HACK IT
wuz2blu

With a response like that, WHEREWILLWHY (not that I disagree with you), I’m surprised your name’s not “WHEREWILLWAY”!
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joe

that is awesome. i want one.
Ryan

I like the Idea, but the tech. should, (and in my opinion WILL be,) integrated in a more professional manner. IE: built strait into the remote your using, or more like a central CPU for the household…
matt

aw! how cute! Cute until it tries to TEAR OUT YOUR HEART WHILE YOU SLEEP!I’ve watched all the terminator movies, and I’m pretty sure this is the beginning…I’m just kidding, its pretty awesome.
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Ryan,

shut the hell up, I hate you.
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Nick

That looks really awesome! It makes so much sense to have the remote program itself, and having it be a whole robot is so cool! Still, it’s design seems oddly similar to the turrets in Portal…
Kyle

It’s the universal remonster!
ChaoticTissue

It’s cute! Wonder if it eventually stops asking questions, cuz that could be annoying after awhile… I’m all for hackin’ it!
geeves

why does everyone want to hack it? i think it is a guiness and amazing idea,they should make it.
anonymoose

i do admit i kinda like it and it is very ingenious but what are we coming to? what are we so lazy that we cant even push a button anymore? lazy bastards!
Ignignokt

The Universal Re-Monster!!!!!
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it does save the hours we spend having to locate the lost remote thats stuck between the couch cushions!
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Dragon

how does this little robot work
http://damox.com/technology-blog.html Robot Warrior

That is the cutest little robot I’ve ever seen, and I used to build cute little robots.
http://www.flickeringcolours.net/vittra/ Vittra

ApriPoko is the most awesome little robot I have ever seen. I hope Toshiba do go ahead and develop this little gadget as it would be one of the cutest little robots ever. The video was really cool, I was interested in seeing the robot in action. Too bad the video didn’t show the learning process, though.
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http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000327986466 Allie Highsmith

i dont even care what this adorable little robot does i would buy him just to look at him