Upcoming Wearable iKairos Is A Successor To Jibo From 2017
Lingverse is launching iKairos, a wearable device described as a spiritual successor to the 2017 social robot Jibo. Unlike its stationary predecessor, iKairos features a detachable component that allows users to capture perspectives of themselves or their surroundings.
Why it matters
This product represents a pivot in consumer robotics, moving from stationary home assistants to mobile, wearable AI-integrated hardware.
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A product shot of the upcoming iKairos wearable, seen here worn as a necklace. Lingverse Back in 2017, before the current deluge of AI-powered products, there was Jibo, billed at the time as the “world’s first social home robot." It was essentially a stay-at-home AI-powered device measuring about 11 inches tall that could track movements, recognize human faces, and snap photos. The product, and the startup behind it, garnered praise from mainstream press and was named as one of the "best inventions of 2017” by TIME – that its future looked promising.
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