Romo is the Household Robot

Romo is the Household Robot for 2013

·         Adorable robotic pet

·         Senses environment & humans

·         Remote control from anywhere

·         Snap photos while remote controlling

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start-up, Romotive had an idea. Fascinated(captured)  by robots when growing, the tekkies behind the young company felt that small personal robots in this modern world could be possible and with that, they have mixed the childhood fantasy with the very common personal will power of today’s world – the smartphone.

    

Romo comes with many new jumpy features that make it a little more than a simple gadget. With face recognition technology, your robot can be formed into your own personal companion and with time, your Romo will pick up on objects around them frequently and be able to determine they are locating.An appearance at Demo Day also got more people interested in the small operation, and now Romotive has $1.5 million raised in investments, with interests include Nokia, Microsoft and TechStars.

                     

Romo gets smarter over time through app updates and behaviors created by people like you!

The Romo’s idea was born from a childhood fascination with robots, explains CEO Keller Rinaudo, who is now seeing the vision of his and his partners’ come to life. “We grew up watching movies with amazing robots,” he says. “Unfortunately they suck today.  They’re either cheap plastic toys that break or they cost $5 million dollars. That’s a huge gap. There needs to be one that’s affordable that can do normal things.”

                                  

Romo directly connects you to the people you love:

Using an iPhone 4S as Romo's brain, you can invite anyone to control your Romo through a computer or compatible iOS device- from anywhere in the world . Romo costs in the region of $150 per robot. However, to really use Romo to its full potential, you need two smartphones – one to sit on the robots dock and the other in your hand to control it. So, in the company of  friends, Romo can potentially come truly to life or as Romotive recommend, when you decide to upgrade, hold on to your old model too.

Conclusion:
The conclusion was one of hope, but realistically lowering expectations that any one device can be a universal device to help children on the spectrum. This is mostly because autism runs across to many statistics in so many areas it's difficult to develop a platform that can meet all your needs.

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