The anime robot has become materialized

If you know this robot, you love Japanese huge robot anime. Bandai announced that the mascot robot Haro that appears in the robot anime Gundam will be commercialized as a communication robot and released in 2018.

The prototype has already been exhibited at CEATEC JAPAN 2017 and became a topic.
The theme of this is "if Haro exists in the present age". This is an interactive communication robot with AI with abundant knowledge about Gundam and also has voice recognition function. It responds to users' questions and Gundam keywords and responds optimally from the database, and can also give the users questions for the Gundam quizzes. It also has a wireless LAN function and Bluetooth function so that users can use this as a speaker and use the alarm function in link with smartphones.
The eyes and mouth of this shines with LEDs, sway forward, backward, left, right, and face the people who is talking. That is exactly a charming communication robot. IBM Japan has developed conversation AI, and VAIO is cooperating with Haro's organization, circuit design and production. The size is 190mm in diameter and works with built-in rechargeable batteries. Weight is undecided.

via http://bandai-a.akamaihd.net/corp/press/100000617495332.pdf (Japanese)

Security camera attachable to bulb bayonet socket

Because of increased crime prevention awareness, the number of families using home security cameras is increasing, and easy handling is a necessary element for home security cameras. Aiuto, a sales company of PC parts and peripherals, release the security camera "Kalay Home" attachable to bulb bayonet socket in the middle of this month.

This is a down-light type security camera attached to the E26 type power socket, and it can be installed easily without tools. It has an infrared sensor that detects from the installation position up to 4m and 2m radius, and detects something that moves it will record the video and light the LED light for one minute. By using MicroSD, it is possible to record automatically recorded videos. Users can check the notification and video in real time and shoot screenshots with the application KalayLightCam that works with this. And because it also has a microphone and speakers, users can talk from smartphones.

A maximum of 4 users can access this simultaneously and up to 16 units can be monitored with one smartphone. If you want to use this at various places in the home, you can check all of these with a smartphone. The size of this is H139 × W130 × D130 mm and weigh is 200 g. Aiuto plans to sell this for 15,580 yen(including tax).