You Gotta Have Friends
With COVID-19 vaccinations increasing and hospitalizations decreasing, some of the global workforce is actually going back to the office, and while that means putting on real pants, (not the sweats with the hole where the pocket used to be or the Rick & Morty PJ bottoms, but pants with creases), and maybe two or three days a week, not having the dog sit within 3 feet of you 24/7. This also means less time for those “OMG this place is a mess” 2AM cleanings and closet reorganizations, so it might be time to allocate some financial resources toward someone who can take care of some of these mundane chores for you. At between $50 and $80/hr. cleaning services are expensive, and you are not quite sure you are OK with strangers wondering around your house or apartment and poking through your stuff.
Well Samsung (005930.KS) has the solution, the Jet Bot AI+ that will be coming to a store near you to solve all of your cleaning and related problems. This device is more than a floor and carpet sweeper, according to Samsung's promotional literature[1], “...the Jet Bot AI+ offers companionship and builds strong relationships, and can understand and genuinely care for its users.” The Jet Bot AI+ does this in two ways, first, instead of using a digital screen (like others) it vividly expresses functions and situations with subtle lighting. Before it begins cleaning, the lighting on the Jet Bot AI+ gradually increases, “creating the impression that the device is opening its eyes and looking from side to side,” and with 22 “delicately designed lighting animations” it can inform the user of its status (should the user want to know).
But that’s only scratching the surface (sorry) of how the Jet Bot AI+ can relate to you, as it also is equipped with Bixby, Samsung’s answer to Amazon’s (AMZN) Alexa and Google’s (GOOG) Assistant, making it able to communicate in a way that, “exudes reliability…and creates a sense of companionship,” and if you are really lacking in companionship, Samsung adds that “the device’s witty responses to certain situations and questions make it seem much more human and alive,” allowing you to feel comfortable adding the Jet Bot AI+ to your Facebook (FB) ‘friends’ list.
But what about the dog who had gotten so used to multiple walks, the smell of dirty towels in the bathroom, and those same very ‘used’ sweats? Samsung did not forget your trusty companion and carefully considered how to alleviate the stress you feel about now having to return to the office and leave your pet alone by enabling the Jet Bot AI+ to monitor your pet while you are away. Not only can the Jet Bot AI+ monitor your pet’s actions by pointing out where the pet is on a map of your space on your smartphone, but “if a pet exhibits abnormal behavior due to its owners absence, the robot will immediately notify the user and offer helpful information relevant to the situation.” The device can also record pets at home so the user will not miss out on “precious moments” that they might miss by being at work.
Of course, the Jet Bot AI+ offers all of the things you might want in a robotic vacuum, such as automatic charging, automatic dustbin emptying, smartphone scheduling, and the always necessary ability to examine your ‘cleaning history’ to save time when planning your next vacuuming schedule, but the bot does have an IR sensor, LIDAR, and, while it is not specified, a camera, along with the necessary HEPA filters and the more typical features available to most robotic floor cleaners (and a $1,299 price tag ). But there is no way one can value the new relationship you and your Jet Bot AI+ will develop, and the same goes for your pets, who will likely find the device a welcome addition to collection of your old socks items they have secretly hidden around the house. While we are certainly making fun of the Samsung advertising copy and its push to humanize a vacuum cleaner, the Jet Bot AI+ is another step forward in the use of recognition systems that will someday be trusted with driving us around safely. Whether or not we need to be friends with such devices is another question.
[1] All quoted statements are from Samsung promotional literature
Well Samsung (005930.KS) has the solution, the Jet Bot AI+ that will be coming to a store near you to solve all of your cleaning and related problems. This device is more than a floor and carpet sweeper, according to Samsung's promotional literature[1], “...the Jet Bot AI+ offers companionship and builds strong relationships, and can understand and genuinely care for its users.” The Jet Bot AI+ does this in two ways, first, instead of using a digital screen (like others) it vividly expresses functions and situations with subtle lighting. Before it begins cleaning, the lighting on the Jet Bot AI+ gradually increases, “creating the impression that the device is opening its eyes and looking from side to side,” and with 22 “delicately designed lighting animations” it can inform the user of its status (should the user want to know).
But that’s only scratching the surface (sorry) of how the Jet Bot AI+ can relate to you, as it also is equipped with Bixby, Samsung’s answer to Amazon’s (AMZN) Alexa and Google’s (GOOG) Assistant, making it able to communicate in a way that, “exudes reliability…and creates a sense of companionship,” and if you are really lacking in companionship, Samsung adds that “the device’s witty responses to certain situations and questions make it seem much more human and alive,” allowing you to feel comfortable adding the Jet Bot AI+ to your Facebook (FB) ‘friends’ list.
But what about the dog who had gotten so used to multiple walks, the smell of dirty towels in the bathroom, and those same very ‘used’ sweats? Samsung did not forget your trusty companion and carefully considered how to alleviate the stress you feel about now having to return to the office and leave your pet alone by enabling the Jet Bot AI+ to monitor your pet while you are away. Not only can the Jet Bot AI+ monitor your pet’s actions by pointing out where the pet is on a map of your space on your smartphone, but “if a pet exhibits abnormal behavior due to its owners absence, the robot will immediately notify the user and offer helpful information relevant to the situation.” The device can also record pets at home so the user will not miss out on “precious moments” that they might miss by being at work.
Of course, the Jet Bot AI+ offers all of the things you might want in a robotic vacuum, such as automatic charging, automatic dustbin emptying, smartphone scheduling, and the always necessary ability to examine your ‘cleaning history’ to save time when planning your next vacuuming schedule, but the bot does have an IR sensor, LIDAR, and, while it is not specified, a camera, along with the necessary HEPA filters and the more typical features available to most robotic floor cleaners (and a $1,299 price tag ). But there is no way one can value the new relationship you and your Jet Bot AI+ will develop, and the same goes for your pets, who will likely find the device a welcome addition to collection of your old socks items they have secretly hidden around the house. While we are certainly making fun of the Samsung advertising copy and its push to humanize a vacuum cleaner, the Jet Bot AI+ is another step forward in the use of recognition systems that will someday be trusted with driving us around safely. Whether or not we need to be friends with such devices is another question.
[1] All quoted statements are from Samsung promotional literature
Jet Bot AI+ and companion - Source: Samsung
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