Don’t be alarmed if a chair with a light comes your way at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES). That’s just my friend Mi-Mo.
The AI-powered robot model made its debut at the Unveiled media event on Sunday night, hitting the ground on six square metal legs and greeting onlookers with soft waves. It’s made by Japanese robotics company Jizai, which bills it as a “customizable General-Purpose AI robot.” I would describe it as the love child of a mid-century modern table and one from Sid toy Storyflexible toys. (With love!)
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Jizai CEO and creator Yuki Ishikawa told Mashable that Mi-Mo is built with multiple AI models that give it the ability to think, act, and adapt on its own using visual, audio, and motion cues. Software developers will be able to modify these models and develop applications to increase their capabilities, he added.
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On the aesthetic front, Ishikawa explained that the Mi-Mo should look like furniture — its wood is real, no IKEA particle board here — while moving “like a living being.” Hardware additions and attachments such as sensors are in the works, according to a media handout.
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Mi-Mo did little more than cater to the crowd at Uveiled, beaming and nodding its light “head”, but Ishikawa thought of one future scenario where he could retrieve his owner’s cup.
The Mi-Mo pre-order waiting list is now live, but you have to sign up in person at CES. (More information will be online soon.) Ishikawa said the tabletop version of the Mi-Mo will sell for about $3,500, while the full-size model will go for about $30,000. A small price to pay for your servant for a dystopian Pixar lamp, perhaps.