New pet robot uses local multimodal AI to learn and adapt to human behavior
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Robotics pioneer Colin Angle, co-founder of iRobot and creator of the Roomba, has unveiled a new companion robot called the "Familiar" — a four-legged machine built for emotional connection rather than industrial tasks. It uses onboard AI combining vision, audio, and memory to learn and adapt to individual users over time. The company, Familiar Machines & Magic, has not announced a release date but says the reveal marks a technology preview.
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