Video: iRobi helper robot appears at CES

Yujin's iRobi has been available in South Korea for some time, but Mahalo Daily's Veronica Belmont was able to track down the household helper bot here at CES. For those unfamiliar with this bugger, it was designed to aid in a myriad ways around the house and even give the elderly means to live alone. Click on through to hear how the iRobi could soon be guarding homes and beaming out vitals to physicians here in America -- if Yujin scores a US distributor, that is.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 8th 2008 7:31PM]

Oh, that's one lucky robot!

[Superfresh Posted Jan 9th 2008 8:48AM]

This is a Photoshop disaster waiting to happen...

[scratchfury Posted Jan 9th 2008 8:52AM]

It looks happy too.

[BoozeRob Posted Jan 8th 2008 7:41PM]

Is that Chloe from 24?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 8th 2008 7:45PM]

They're taking our women. omg, it's begun...

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 8th 2008 7:47PM]

lol, best comment ever!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 8th 2008 8:00PM]

yay, veronica is back on the frontpage!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 8th 2008 8:16PM]

She must have been sleeping this afternoon. :-(

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 9th 2008 8:30AM]

Oke 60% Veronica, en 40% Gadget on the image, its getting better

[Why should I have all the fun Posted Jan 8th 2008 8:31PM]

I, for one, welcome our lucky overlords.

[ZeroCorpse Posted Jan 8th 2008 8:33PM]

GRRRRAAAAARRRRR!!!! ENOUGH with the iNames already!

It was sort of cool when Apple did it with the iMac, iBook, iPod, and iPhone. It was LAME when other companies took the naming convention to ridiculous levels. THIS is just stupid. With Apple it's a branding thing, staying within their product naming conventions-- Other companies have no excuse.

STOP THE iNAMING MADNESS!!!

[Why should I have all the fun Posted Jan 8th 2008 8:53PM]

iAgree

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 8th 2008 9:17PM]

Honestly I'm more interested in hearing more about Veronica than the robot. Where are these beautiful women that like electronics?

[Andir Posted Jan 8th 2008 10:59PM]

Welcome to sucker-ville. Please take a seat and tech sites will show you pictures of women you will never obtain.

Thank you for joining us here at Unattainable Island. If you think the tech or women you've seen here are obtainable on your salary, please, come again.

[rcappo Posted Jan 9th 2008 11:08AM]

I would rather have Veronica helping out around my home. Or maybe I will be able to get a robot version of Veronica next year...I can only hope.

[kreg37 Posted Jan 8th 2008 9:36PM]

reminds me of the alphie robot i had when i was a kid! memories...

http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/AlphieII-Playskook.htm

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 9th 2008 12:04AM]

well i was expecting something like 12k but 5-6k sounds decent for what it does (especially for waking up in the mourning!)

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 9th 2008 12:41AM]

Oops, posted my comment a little late :)

Curse you tabs, curse you!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 9th 2008 12:39AM]

Am I the only one that reacted when she said FIVE TO SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS?!
That's really cheap! The AIBO went for 3000 USD here in Sweden, so that's really not expensive.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 9th 2008 12:48AM]

*swoons*

a cute girl and her robot. ^ - ^

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 9th 2008 9:04AM]

veronica.