The age of the domesticated robot is upon us. Dream Bots showed off its Whee Me portable massage robot at the Consumer Electronics Show this week.
The robot was one of many it the Robotics Zone at CES, which was populated by a large number of robots meant to service humans. It was like something out of an Isaac Asimov novel. It seems that robots are as popular as ever, especially when given a narrow task like the Whee Me&'s job of giving you a massage.
Judging by the crowd of folks standing around it, it was a popular gadget at the that illicited a lot of smiles and camera clicks. (And I suppose the crowd may have had something to do with the model who displayed it).
The robot can give your body a gentle massage as it drives back and forth over your body. It&'s smart enough not to fall off, since it has sensors that detect the edge of your body. One reviewer reported that it offered a light massage, not a deep one.‚ The Israeli company says the robot will debut in the fourth quarter of 2011 and cost $69. Check out the video of the robot in action.
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Dean is lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat. He covers video games, security, chips and a variety of other subjects. Dean previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News, the Wall Street Journal, the Red Herring, the Los Angeles Times, the Orange County Register and the Dallas Times Herald. He is the author of two books, Opening the Xbox and the Xbox 360 Uncloaked. Follow him on Twitter at @deantak, and follow VentureBeat on Twitter at @venturebeat.
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