Meet Mori, a Cute Robot Mushroom That Doesn’t Really Say (or Do) Anything
Source: Wired ·
Step one in convincing people to live with robots with cameras on their faces? Disguise them as cute home decor.
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You've had a long day. You finally get home, fling the door open, plonk on the couch, and let out a big sigh. In the corner of your eye, you notice your mushroom lamp perk up. Its microphone must have heard you come in. Its head raises to reveal round, animated eyes, and a little diamond-shaped nose—which actually houses a camera. It does a little jiggle because it sees you're back. Its name is Mori. As you move around the space—maybe it's time to start cooking dinner—the little robot's face follows you, observing your movements and making soft sounds that are a cross between a bird and R2-D2. The day's stress catches up, and you need a moment to relax, so you head over to Mori, touch its head, and its eyes and camera-nose dip back inside its body. It goes back to being a lamp, except now it plays nature soundscapes so you can feel at ease. That's the pitch from OKA , or One Kind Artifact, a new startup based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Shenzhen, China, focusing on experimental…