Romotive ROMO, a smart ROBO

Romo, the smartphone robot that uses an iOS device as his brain, So you happen to be a smartphone user for the past few years already, and have more or less gotten bored of the device, so much so that you are thinking about the possibilities of a new kind of smartphone accessory which would make you a starry-eyed kid once again, with wonder written all over your face. Romo might even end up being your new best friend if you are a social outcast, as Romo will learn and grow up with you the more time you spend with it and interact alongside. Basically, I guess you could call this the geek’s Furby, as the more you make use of him, the faster and more he will be able to learn. Sure, he looks cute as heck – at least getting near Wall-E levels, and is controllable via any Wi-Fi enabled computer or iOS device. The Romo the smartphone robot might be the perfect fodder to help you break down walls if you are not too good with kids, and it also brings your standard video chat sessions to a totally new level.

                  

Right now, there’s no wallet-friendly, backpack-sized consumer robot on the market that does these things:

          * Remote 2-way telepresence

          * Computer vision

          * Autonomous navigation

          * Facial recognition

                                      The folks at ROMOTIVE have a different idea; it’s called Romo, The Smart Phone Robot. Romo is basically a small, tracked vehicle that measure 5.6″ long x 4.5″ wide x 3″ high.  You plug either your iPhone 4, 4s, or 4th generation iPod Touch into it and use any of the following to control it:                       

* iPhone 4 or higher

* iPad 2 or higher

* iPad mini

* 4th generation iPod Touch

Romo is operated using a custom app that you download onto your iOS device. Romo also has the ability to be operated remotely via telepresence. Romo costs $149 and will start shipping in June 2013.