Coming in a close second for this weeks best story title behind “Warp Bubbles…” is this gem from the superbly named Probotics company who have released Cye, “a smarter-than-your-average-robot robot”, affordably priced at $695/√Ǭ£450.

Your new personal companion for your Sony CyberDog is powered with a 133 MHz chip through a Graphical User Interface and can perform various tasks around your home or office, like carrying dishes, deliver mail, escort guests, or even vacuum. How this is something we’ve got to get.

“The Cye personal robot is ideal for robot hobbyists,” adds Probotics CEO Henry Thorne, “who will think up all kinds of uses for Cye and exploit its design that allows them to easily add hardware and create new features of their own. Because of Cye’s open software architecture, developers and programmers will be able to write their own cyeware.” Tech.

http://www.personalrobots.com/