The updated newsletter for the Kuri home robot includes extensive new information. Very nicely presented. The system is now scheduled for shipment this month. It costs $799 plus shipping and handling. Expensive. Still have not seen any extensive operational tests written about. The idea of having an attentive, crawling device with camera and a voice of sorts, that can learn your home and play with the kids and pets, is fascinating. Emphasizes the mobile picture-seeking and taking capability. Assume it would have at least the minimal conversational intelligence of assistant devices. It uses a 'beep' language code to signal. Will it ultimately allow skill apps to be written for it? Not now.
Can it replace the far less expensive and now common stationary devices like the Echo or Home? Is the movement very useful, or will it just get in the way? It does not seem to be able to fetch or carry things. Is voice + movement enough to engage? What do we expect from a home robot? Is movement without robot hands or skills useful? Is friendliness, which they push in their newsletter, worth the high price? Revealed that it uses an IOS 10+ App only to run, which is still not yet available. Newsletter includes a more extensive FAQ. Look forward to seeing more operational tests.
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