This was a three day project that got me hired at Staples to co-lead efforts on designing robotics and IoT products. The brief was simply to create an IoT product.
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What is missing in current desktop assistants, like the Amazon Echo and Google Home, is a physical personality to interact with. Making Amet mobile makes it feel more alive. It's like coming home to a cat or a dog compared to a fish. You have the ability to call it to a room, talk as if it were a living being, and interact with the touchscreen for various things you might use a tablet or a phone to do. The combination of an AI assistant and an interactive interface makes for a seamless, intuitive experience.
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Amet will dock itself when it's battery is low. When docked for charging, you will still be able to use it as a stationary unit.
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Amet has three heights for adapting to different situations.
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Amet will stay docked when it's assistance is not needed. Only when called upon will it get up to find you.
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