Summary: Robot builders are beginning to adopt design techniques from the Human Computer Interaction (HCI) world — resulting in robots that consumers can embrace.

Findings: Assuming no supply-chain challenges, SciVestor predicts that a simple to interact with and visually elegant robot like Pleo, from Ugobe will outsell the more complex remote-control robot, Spykee from Erector in 2008, though both are priced in the $300 range

Author: Ray Renteria
Date: September 2007
Length: 2 pages
Research ID: 7R-003
Concepts Discussed: HRI, MIT, Kismet, My first robot, Pleo, Ugobe, Spykee, Erector, Keepon, NiCT, Infranoid Project, Manifest Model vs. Mental Model