Meet Zenbo, the Asus robot that costs no more than a smartphone Voice-controlled companion, whose touchscreen face shows its emotions, can entertain kids and control the lights Asus’s chairman, Jonney Shih, introduces Zenbo: ’Our ambition is to enable robotic computing for every household.’ Photograph: Ritchie Tongo/EPA Samuel Gibbs Tuesday 31 May 2016 07.27 EDT Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn Share on Google+ Shares 354 Save for later The Taiwanese electronics manufacture Asus has unveiled a home robot called Zenbo that can talk, control your home and provide assistance when needed – all for the cost of a top-end smartphone. The $599 (£410) robot rolls around on two wheels in the shape of a vacuum cleaner ball with cameras an oblong head extruding from the top with a colour touchscreen displaying a face with emotions. It is capable of independent movement, can respond to voice commands a...
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