Chapit the domestic bot does less, looks cuter

Raytron's Chapit has nothing on the University of Tokyo's tea-serving humanoid, or Honda's helpful Asimo, but it's got looks in spades, plus it's still more likely to help you around the house than that sluggard Nabaztag. The bot can recognize voice commands with a vocabulary of 100 words to start, but capacity for up to 10,000 words. You can command Chapit to flip the lights, turn on the TV, and the net-connected bot can even be operated remotely if you're not nearby to shout commands in person. No word on news reading or weather forecasting capabilities, but they seem a shoo-in.

[GorgeousGeorge @ Mar 20th 2007 2:12PM]

It comes pre-loaded with three different greetings:

- "Hello!"
- "Chapit is your friend!"
- "It's fun to burn things!"

[James @ Mar 20th 2007 4:17PM]

Don't you mean "schmoo-in"?

I for one welcome our gelatinous, glob-like, cute and adorable overlords who seek to send out delta waves to scramble our brains so that we may serve only them.

[Sickmanseth @ Mar 20th 2007 4:49PM]

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[Richard @ Mar 20th 2007 10:11PM]

Alright, the robot overlord things are just getting old. Can someone come up with a new joke?

[Randavance @ Mar 29th 2007 9:30PM]

Me: "Chapit, what's the weather today?"
Chapit: "Chapit believes it is 72 degrees Fahrenheit, 30% chance of mid day showers."
Me: "Chapit, list todays appointments."
Chapit: "Chapits list reads a meeting with Mr.Banta at four PM. Movie with sam at eight thirty PM."
Me: "Chapit, record channel 41 at four PM, end at five PM."
Chapit: "Chapit believes you should watch less Star Trek."
Me: "Chapit, deactivate nagging protocols."
Chapit: "Chapit believes this might be why you never get laid. Should Chapit suggest an alternate life style?"