Jibo

JIBO is a humanized, highly interactive robot that, when released, will have a range of capabilities that make it the perfect helper and companion around the house.

Jibo has been designed by a specialized team, hand-picked and led by Cynthia Breazeal with the aim of being the worlds' first real family robot.

Cynthia Breazeal is an Associate Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where she founded and directs the Personal Robots Group at the Media Lab. Being a pioneer of social robotics and Human Robot Interaction, Cynthia Breazeal is recognized as a prominent innovator. 

Capabilities

Jibo is capable of many social interactions using natural, social and emotive cues for better understanding which makes the Jibo more socially acceptable. 

Most important capabilities:

• Tell responsive, interactive stories using movement, animation, and sound
• Recognize and track the faces of family members
• Accept voice commands from anywhere in the room
• Recognize when a family is posing and independently take group photos and videos. Jibo is able to detect natural cues like movement, speech, and smile to know when someone’s posing for a picture.
• Set reminders
• Deliver messages to the right people at the right time & place due to Jibo’s ability to recognize you and each member of your household
• Voice messages and texts are brought to life with expression packs
• Video chat and Telepresence with a See-and-track camera which makes it easy to turn and look at people via Jibo

JIBO will be packaged with many default apps. Using the Jibo Alive Toolkit you can customize Jibo and share your experiences.

With the JIBOAlive SDK the operating system allows 3^rd party developers to create apps of their own, so JIBO should adopt even more capabilities in time. It is also possible to post your creations to the JIBO Store for others to enjoy.

Using a Wifi or Bluetooth network, it is possible to connect Mobile devices, Personal computers and other JIBOs for even more interaction. 

New skills or content can be added to JIBO through purchasing items from the JIBO Store.

Technical Specifications:

• approx. 11” tall, 6 “ base
• approx. 6 lbs
• aluminum, ABS plastic, glass
• 2 color stereo cameras
• 360° sound localization
• Full Body touch sensors
• Movement via 3 full-revolute axes high resolution encoder feedback control
• HD LCD touchscreen display
• 2 premium speakers
• Full spectrum ambient LED lightning
• Language: initially only US English
• Powered by an AC adapter & Battery
• Connected via Wifi & Bluetooth
• Embedded Linux-based platform
• High-end ARM-based mobile processor

Visit the official Jibo website or support Jibo's crowdfunding campaign