Aido Robot

Proving that our distaste for household chores knows no bounds, people have been dreaming about robots that can do our housework for more than half a century. From Rosie the Robot, who served the Jetsons in the 1960s, to Bender in Futurama, domestic robots have long been a mainstay of science fiction. Until recently, such autonomous and interactive robots were confined to the realm of imagination. The majority of domestic robots that have made their way into our homes so far are relatively “mindless” creations designed to perform a single function. The most ubiquitous example is the Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner, which has been patrolling floors around the world since 2002. Joining Roomba has been an array of one-hit wonders designed to do things like mop floors, fold our clothes, clean the cat litter box, mow our lawns and clean our swimming pools. To get about more info click here: Aido More recently, advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have led to the creation of more intel...

  Aido was developed by Ingen Dynamics in Palo Alto to be the next generation of home robots. The company launched the robot earlier this year using an Indiegogo campaign and is hoping to ship units before the end of 2016. Aido Social Robot uses a ball design where a solitary ball in the base and an algorithm balancing forces between the base of the unit and the ball. If a sudden force is applied that will move the robot more than eight degrees out of center small stabilizer legs extend from the body to stabilize the unit. The legs also extend when Aido is in one place for longer periods of time and during charging.   The programming for Aido uses wifi strength, infrared scans and object recognition to navigate around the house. Wifi strength is used as the main locating factor, while object recognition builds a database of walls, furniture and structure for navigation. A frame-by-frame evaluation of the room is done before Aido moves, and the navigation database updates i...