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Articles about apripoco: October 13, 2008

Creepy Toshiba prototype robot turns you into real La-Z boy

by David Gonzales on Apr 11, 2008 at 01:04 PM

Toshiba Apripoco, learning robot remote control

Fancy spending the afternoon talking at your favorite living room devices? Toshiba’s new robot might be able to let you do just that. With a name that’s inspired by the Italian term “Poco a poco,” which means little by little, the Toshiba Apripoco will enable you to wireless communicate with most remote-controlled devices by using simple voice commands. It was designed to learn how you use your devices “little by little,” hence the name. With a little time, it should be able to tell whether you’re turning on the TV or turning up the AC. And will turn on (or off) the corresponding device accordingly.

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