Do You Like Robots?

Last year, right about this time, I posted an entry with the exact same title because I had seen a video of QRIO, Sony's amazing little robot that walks and talks and recognizes faces. I nearly keeled over from the excitement.

As Joli might tell you, I can really geek out about robots. In July, we were walking in the subway tunnels, and I saw a poster for the Wired Nextfest. I couldn't help myself. I screamed "ROBOTS!" When she got over the initial stunned silence, and realized that I was still the same old Ross (but with my geekiness out in full view), she thought the outburst was cute. A few of Joli's friends now scream out "ROBOTS!" whenever they see me.

Today, I found two things robot-related: Robot Village, a store in New York where people can buy and build their own robots, and Plen, a tiny skateboarding, rollerskating robot. At a sale price of $2,206, I think it's a bargain and something Joli should consider buying for me.

If we don't have butler robots in our homes by the time I'm 80, I'll be very, very disappointed. I'll move to Japan if that's what it takes to get more robot exposure.