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[ LAUGH ] Jibo helps everyone out, throughout their day. He's the worlds best camera man. By intelligently tracking the action round him, he can independently take video and photos, so that you can put down your camera and be a part of the scene. [ UNKNOWN ] take the picture. He's a hands free helper. You can talk to him. And he will talk to you back, so you don't have to skip a beat. Excuse me Ann. Yes Hugo? Melissa just sent her a reminder that she is picking you up in half an hour to go grocery shopping. Thanks Hugo. He's an entertainer and an educator, through interactive applications. Tibo can teach. Let me in or else I'll. Huff. And I'll. Puff. And I'll blow your house in. Hey, where'd you go? There you are. He's the closest thing to a real life teleportation device. He can turn and look at whoever you want with a simple tap of your finger. Check out my turkey dinner mom. I wish you wouldn't eat that for, Hey! They make turkey pizza? I want turkey pizza! And he's a platform so his skills keep expanding. He'll be able to connect to your home. Welcome home Eric. Hey buddy, can you order some takeout for me. Sure thing. Chinese as usual? You know me so well and even be a great wing man. You have a new voice message from Ashley, want to hear it? Absolutely. Hey, call me when you're home. Better make that takeout for 2 Gbow. You've dreamt it for years. [ MUSIC ] And now he's finally here and he's not just an aluminum shell, nor is he just a three axis motor system, he's not even just a connected device. He's, one of the family. [ LAUGH ] Goodnight Jibo. [ NOISE ] Jibo. This little bot of mine. What if technology actually treated you like a human being. What if technology helped you feel closer to the ones you loved? What if technology helped you, like a partner? Rather than simply being a tool? That's what Cheebo is about. That's why I created this company. And I have the right team o do it. People who have the proven track record in bringing innovative technologies and exciting content to market. Now we need your help, to build Cheebo, to bring it to the world, and to grow the community. Let's work together to make JIBO truly great and together we can humanize technology. [ MUSIC ] ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"JIBO - The World's First Family Robot","description":"JIBO - The World's First Family Robot","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/UUU0F3I1/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-07-16T20:42:04.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/UUU0F3I1.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/video/UUU0F3I1/","duration":"PT3M13S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/video/UUU0F3I1/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}} ```