Kuri differs from these prior robots because Mayfield stressed the importance of a personality during the design process, which comes through in Kuri’s expressive eyes and demeanor.

Kuri the companion robot. Kuri may be a hit when it starts shipping in December, and it may not. People might not need a robot. to follow them around the house, taking video and playing podcasts, ...

The brainchild of Mayfield Robotics, Kuri is one of many home robots being introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It's a home companion that will sell for $699 in the fall.

Kuri "allows you to live that robot dream," said Mike Beebe, Mayfield's CEO. "Kuri is a real live robot that you can have in your house." But it's one with distinct limitations.

If you’re considering buying a robot, then it’s likely your home is on the smart side of town. Like one of Roomba’s smart vacuum cleaners, Kuri will map the entire house and remember its layout.

The 20-inch-tall, 12-inch-wide home robot is packed to the brim with technologies like asynchronous motors, a capacitive touch sensor, microphones, speakers, and an HD camera. But Kuri is a little ...

The first Kuri units were priced at $700 apiece -- relatively affordable for the tech involved but nonetheless expensive for a robot that didn't really do much. Interest in Kuri was high, but pre ...

Inside the Silicon Valley office of Mayfield Robotics, Kuri looks up at me and squints as if in a smile. Then the robot rolls across the floor, emitting a few R2-D2-like beeps. Mayfield Robotics ...

We’ve written several times about Kuri, a self-driving robot that responds to voice commands. But there’s a big question that still hasn’t been answered. As Chris Matthews, vice president of ...

Kuri could spend the day capturing video, but, using its artificial intelligence, it will only share the best eight. All videos are initially stored on the robot, and the best are uploaded to the ...

NEW YORK — For decades, TV and film have laid out the possibilities of a world with robots. R2-D2, Wall-E and Rosie from the Jetsons are just a few prominent robotic fictional buddies that have ...

<p>If you already own a voice assistant at home, then you already have a home droid. Only, Amazon Echo or Google Home do not move around the house with you. However, there are plenty of startups ...