Remember Jibo? Its Successor Is a Wearable That Turns Your Life Into AI Slop
The startup Lingverse has raised $29 million to develop 'iKairos,' a wearable AI device that functions as a personal assistant. The device is being marketed as a spiritual successor to the Jibo social robot, though its specific capabilities remain largely undefined.
Why it matters
This reflects the ongoing trend of hardware startups attempting to capitalize on the generative AI boom by creating wearable personal assistants.
Jibo was a cute, social robot that sat in one place in your home. Built in 2014, Jibo was meant to be a robot people brought into their lives before the smart-home industry had even really taken off. (It preceded Amazon’s popular Echo speakers.) It could not interact with objects or move from its spot, but it could wiggle and talk in a way that felt endearing. It was adorable, but not competent or in demand enough to last—it was ahead of its time and died too soon.
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