The company showed something fun - the Aero Assist robot as a commercial forefront of IBM Watson’s intelligent capabilities. The affable little robot, standing at a feet and half, has image recognition sensors in place of eyes, and can recognise you as an authorised person. It can also dance, wave at you, and do push ups. Against the rather austere setup of Watson’s practical implementation, Aero Assist is somewhat based on Nao, and forms a very interesting recreational robot for homes.

Here, too, IBM’s focus remains on smart cities. IBM wants to employ this at airports, with authentication setups being the key area of implementation. Such robots are also being looked at as concierge services, where they can guide individuals, greet them and interact with them. 

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