robots that entertain

An entertainment robot is, as the name

indicates, a robot that is not made for
utilitarian use, as in production or
domestic services, but for the sole
subjective pleasure -an emotion,
something machines, even the 'smartest'
computers, are not capable to have- of
the human it serves, usually the owner or
his housemates, guests or clients.
Robotics technologies are applied in
many areas of culture and entertainment.
 TOY ROBOT

Relatively cheap, mass-produced

entertainment robots are used as mechanical,
sometimes interactive, toys which perform
various tasks and tricks on command. The
first commercial hit was, not surprisingly,
modelled on the most popular pet: the canine.
Robot
 dog
Robot dogs as a fad have been produced with relatively little variation.

These are some commercial models:

Teksta
 a toy robot dog popular in the 1990s which was intended to be able to perform
card tricks and respond to commands.
Aibo (The Sony robot dog)
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Poo-Chi
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Bow-wow
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I-Cybie

iDog (Sega's robot iPod music speaker)

Gupi, a robotic guinea pig
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Robot dogs also appear fairly frequently in fiction compared to other forms of personal

entertainment robots.
HUMANOID ENTERTAINMENT ROBOTS
Despite those humanoid
robots for utilitarian uses,
there are some humanoid
robots which aims at
entertainment uses, such
as Sony's QRIO and Wow
Wee's RoboSapien. They
are usually capable of
some advanced features
like Voice Recognition or
Walking.
 SUBSTITUTE PETS
Entertainment robots can take the form of interactive
communications marketing tools at trade shows
wherein promotional robots move about a trade show
floor providing tongue and cheek interaction with trade
show attendees in order to bring said attendees to a
particular companies trade show booth. These
promotional robots are hired by companies to entertain
the inform trade show attendees about products ad
services available at trade shows, example
www.entertainmentrobots.com rents trade show robots.