Social networking is the buzz word in this age and people are looking out for better ways to stay connected to their buddies thorough the social networking sites. Robots and other devices linked to social networking sites aren't exactly anything new, but few have been in the form of tiny robot penguins, and even fewer have been tiny robot penguins with hats. That bit of mold-breaking comes courtesy of upstart Arimaz of Switzerland, which is now busy showing off its MyDeskFriend "Facebook companion" that's set for release this September. This Peniguin Robot is able to mosey about your desk without falling off and react to your voice like any good robot, but its real secret is that it can connect to Facebook and read your messages, or even be controlled (some may say tormented) by your real Facebook friends.The web-connected mydeskfriend will be able to connect to your Facebook account and read your messages and your feeds, in a robotic voice I assume. Your friends will also be able to interact with it via Facebook, thereby avoiding interacting with you. So it’s a friend middleman.
As everyone knows, eyes are the window to a persons emotions. Eyes reflect the feel of the person. Taking this universal truth into robots too, the MyDeskFriend Robot Penguin can express the feeling with its eye.! Yes! Believe it or not, eyes change colors to convey its mood, for example yellow to convey happiness and red when its in a bad mood. It can also do other robot stuff, like move around and follow your finger.The MyDeskFriend Robot Penguin has 5 infrared sensors that prevent it from careening off the precipice that is the computer desk, which has supposedly become the favorite hangout of an increasing number of humans, all of them hungry for interaction and companionship, not realizing that its because they stay in front of their damn computers for so long that they lack company. The mydeskfriend has certain “needs”, like food, exercise and “meds”, and you and your friends can attend to it via Facebook. The robot also responds to touch, like poking or shaking, as well as voice commands. Its software will supposedly allow its “personality” to evolve over time.
Arimaz, the company behind mydeskfriend, is entertaining the possibility of licensing the technology behind the toy so that there’ll be more robots for everyone. The MyDeskFriend Robot Penguin will be available in September for $99 .
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