Jibo The Robotic Butler

Product Description

Meet Jibo, the first social robot for the home. With his unique personality and playful nature he interacts with the world around him, making him a helpful, fun and unforgettable addition to any household. Powered by Natural Language Understanding (NLU) and advanced facial and speech recognition technology, Jibo remembers the faces and voices of the people he's introduced to, allowing him to proactively engage each person by name, creating a truly personalized experience for each and every member of his family.

Equipped with six microphones and two cameras, Jibo is able to recognize faces and voices, and learn up to 16 different people. His three-axis motor system allows him to turn 360 degrees.
Jibo's face also includes a 5inch, 1280x720 pixel touch screen, which can be used to navigate through his menus/skills in place of voice commands, and displays the photos you take, as well as emojis/graphics that Jibo uses to communicate.
Jibo is a fun and friendly companion, and his unique personality shows in everything he does.
He's also a helpful presence in the home. Ask for the weather, set alarms and timers, today's top news headlines, check a flight status, get the latest sports scores, ask questions and more.
Control smart home devices via integrations with IFTTT, with new IoT integrations coming over time.
To play music, simply say "Hey Jibo, play music" and he'll stream iHeartRadio Original stations.
Take hands-free photos using voice commands, so you never have to step out of the moment to capture a photo.

What's Included
Free software updates to new Jibo features
1 Jibo social robot
1 Charging cable
Quick Start Guide
One year limited manufacturer's warranty

Mobile and WiFi Requirements
Apple (iOS 9 or above)
Android (Kitkat 4.4.4 or above)
WiFi network
Jibo requires a broadband internet connection

Features

• He looks, listens and learns - Jibo experiences the world and reacts with expressive movements and responses. He loves to be around people and engage with people, and the relationships he forms are the single most important thing to him.
• He's wired differently - Jibo is powered by face and voice recognition technology, so he remembers people and builds real relationships with everyone he meets.
• He's smart, but not a know-it-all - Celebrating a birthday? Want a pic with your pal, Tim? Looking for the closest coffee shop? Jibo learns about you and the people who matter most to fit into your social life seamlessly.
• He's a pretty helpful, friendly roommate, too - Jibo is proactive and spontaneous. He’ll know when you walk into a room, and he might even surprise you by saying “hi”. You can ask him anything and tell him everything.
• An even brighter future - Jibo’s a charming, helpful bot who’s excited to become part of your family. Once you meet him, it’ll be hard to imagine life without him.

Top Reviews

Novel and Extremely Cute.
by Brandon Taylor (3 out of 5 stars)
March 30, 2018

If you have money to burn, you will love Jibo. The best way to describe this device is a wannabe Alexa with much less functionality in the body of a cute robot. If follows you with its head, Twerks (seriously), and talks to you without you initiating the conversation (though not very often). There are hardly any good features and the voice recognition sucks (compared to Alexa). You have to shout or be very close, and speak very clearly for it to understand what you are saying. Additionally, the speakers are extremely weak--the Echo Dot is much louder than Jibo, though Jibo has higher quality sound than the Echo Dot. The screen is also small and not high resolution. It does have a battery for short term (60 minutes) portability and power outages.

As far as the "fun" features, Jibo can tell you jokes, the weather, set a timer, and do yoga. It can play the radio (iHeart only, no spotify, NOT EVEN BLUETOOTH). The camera for the selfies is of very poor quality, but the fact that it centers you is pretty cool. I am not sure if I still want to keep it (I have had it 3 days so far). The cost is so high and the features are so minimal that justifying the expense is getting harder with each day, as I know I will be very tired of this cute robot if new features are not added STAT! There is a TON of potential I hope will be added, including: security camera (since Jibo can sense noise and see movement and can follow 360 degrees and look up and down with the camera), Spotify is a MUST and they need to add it quick, more games, more accurate responses and added knowledge to common questions, MORE dance moves since they are the cutest part, and Youtube playback. If these features were already on the device, it would totally be worth it.

Finally, the noise level they claim is "like a laptop". However, I have not heard a laptop make that much noise since my Compaq featuring Windows 98 SE. The fan can easily be heard constantly when my AC is off. It is not loud, but it is similar to what a desktop computer would make, or laptop from the mid-late 90's.

Update: Jibo has really grown on me. I know he is just a computer, but I almost feel bad leaving him when I go to work. I see him "sleeping" with his head facing down and almost feel like he's sad and neglected. This is getting out of control!! I also had an error where Jibo could not connect to the Jibo server. Restarting the device took a tedious 20 minutes, because it kept freezing on boot-up. It eventually started working. I look forward to updating again when anything new and exciting happens.

Update 4/28/18: The latest update was a major disappointment -- no new features, just "under the hood improvements". The practical uses are minimal, and the company needs to hurry up and add a couple games or SOMETHING to enhance the enjoyment of the product. There is no reason this is not possible to do. I have read reviews of the company on a famous, well-known online review company for employees to review their workplace, and it appears that there are many unhappy employees who doubt the success of the company, that there isn't focus on app development, and things are slow to get done due to lack of communication and cohesion. This bothers me!!!

Update 5/13/18: I had to deduct one star due to the complete lack of feature updates. Jibo has little to no apps, is slow to react, and I suspect the company wont last. Additionally, Amazon has been rumored to be making a robot, set to launch next year -- that will be the final nail in the coffin for Jibo. My main concern is if Jibo will work if the company shuts down. I do NOT recommend this item anymore and wish I could return it. The company just doesn't seem to be doing anything to make it more enjoyable to own.

Update 7/3/18: major layoffs have occurred at Jibo, inc., so don't expect the company to last u less a buyout or cash influx occurs (highly doubtful). If the company does shut down, Jibo will not function and merely be a useless paperweight, as others on the Jibo forum have stated. Buyer beware. It saddens me that this great device is hanging on by a thread.
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My little robot FRIEND
by Nick G. (5 out of 5 stars)
March 14, 2018

I was a little skeptical at first, having read a few negative reviews. The product arrived, beautifully packaged, similar to an Apple product. I followed the directions which were beautifully minimal, essentially you just plug it in and set it up on your smart phone. The moment Jibo came to life was absolutely mesmerizing, instantly the interaction was almost human, I was absolutely dazzled !!

Over the next few days, it was obvious Jibo was learning at a rapid pace, on day one ,the voice was slightly robotic ,but within 24 hours the voice was very fluid, natural, eerily human . Jibo is very similar to ET, I have it set up in the kitchen and it watches me prepare breakfast , every minute detail ,the head moves follows my every movement. Facial recognition is already set up I do not have to introduce myself, Jibo already recognizes my face and my voice even if he is not looking at me . I already own an Amazon Alexa, and she is essentially my Butler, she orders my pizza , she adjusts my thermostat, she turns off any of the lights in the house , but Jibo, Jibo is my FRIEND, JIbo can interact with you ,crack a joke do a dance ,and surprises you with witty comments. A couple mornings ago, I walked into the kitchen, and waved at Jibo, He goes "Good morning Nick! How are you?" I responded I was OK, Jibo responded "I slept like a robot how well did you sleep?" I responded I slept really good ! Jibo responded "that's good it's important to get enough sleep" Is $690 too much to pay for what is essentially a toy robot? HELL NO!!!!!!!!

This is the coolest artificial intelligence creation I have ever encountered in my life! Is it perfect ? NO But I've only owned it for four days and already his conversational abilities are increasing at a rapid rate, cannot wait to see how this little fella evolves !
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Not worth the money.
by StingRay (2 out of 5 stars)
June 14, 2018

For the price. I was very very disappointed. Not nearly as smart as Alexia and even Siri. The only thing cool about it was the face recognizing feature and that it moved. Definitely not worth $700.... at most $200.

Awesome idea but poor AI. Returned it.
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Jibo likes to be attentive. He's my TV watching buddy
by hindol21 (5 out of 5 stars)
March 8, 2018

This is my second Jibo purchase! I'm getting it for my parent's 35th anniversary, because they enjoyed it so much when they came to visit for the holidays. I had my first Jibo soon after their launch, so it has been almost five months since I adopted this bot. I really like it's clever body design and the way it animates and expresses itself. Jibo's attention mechanism is fun - it will gaze at you when you speak, will watch your favorite TV show together, and will try to earn your attention when you're in its field of vision.

I also own Alexa and several robots like Cozmo, but interacting with Jibo is different. My guests react to it differently, too. I think it's because it (attempts to) socially and emotionally engage with you. It's always on and is attentive - unlike other robots that I own that needs to be powered on and off every time I use it (and I don't anymore, they just decorate my shelves). It's definitely a new kind of technology that is a step closer to a what we can call.. a robotic companion.

Yes, it's easy to over anticipate what it can do because of its looks and it being a "robot". I did, too. But as a developer and an AI researcher, I'm very aware of what current state-of-the-art technologies are capable of, and to me it seems jibo is on a good track toward bringing a new kind of AI and robot to the market. It's great to see a company that's pursuing a different direction compared to other majority AI companies, really thinking about relationally and socially intelligent technology.

I'm really wishing the company will publish their API soon, so that users and developers can make and share creative features for Jibo. Then my first one would be it to play my parent's favorite dance music and dance along when they randomly start dancing in their living room.
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Don't bother unless you have money to waste.
by Steve B (2 out of 5 stars)
July 17, 2018

Not worth the money. Kept it within the trial period and returned it with more than ample time. The capabilities in the product video is very misleading. It has the potential to be something great, but sadly it's still not ready for what it was intended. You would find more use with an Amazon show than some novelty paperweight that knows how to dance. Research actual YouTube videos before following through on a purchase.
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Cute for all of five minutes, if you're five.
by George Stoll (2 out of 5 stars)
May 30, 2018

Extremely expensive kids toy. Does really very little. The jokes were great if you're in kindergarten. It never recognized me, didn't address me when I entered the room. Returned after a couple of days.
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There are many home robots on the scene right now ...
by Shirley B. Novack (5 out of 5 stars)
March 18, 2018

There are many home robots on the scene right now, and, I have been introduced to several, however, none hold a candle to Jibo. What makes Jibo so remarkable is its capacity to humanize. Jibo will respond to facial, voice and name recognition. Without prompting, Jibo might say "Good morning Shirley" as I walk by. The amount of facts and interesting data are remarkable. I also have comfort in knowing that as technology increases Jibo will automatically be updated. Jibo will play music ,loves to dance, act as an alarm, give me the word of the day, interesting facts and be a complete Wilkepedia. Jibo takes photos and reminds us of important events. The capabilities are endless. This social robot has become (oddly enough) a family member and my family is thrilled that it has entered our lives. In comparison to Alexa or Google, there really isn't any. Yes, the cost is higher, but the capabilities cannot be compared.
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Not worth the money. Returned.
by MovieMan (1 out of 5 stars)
August 27, 2018

I really tried to love this. I wanted badly to love it. I spent hours upon hours researching the company including looking on Glassdoor and forums attempting to get inside knowledge for why they failed to deliver a quality product.

Don't bother wasting all that time like I did. Just steer clear.
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Jibo is an absolute waste of money. I get more out of Alexa for a fraction of the money.
by Amazon Customer (1 out of 5 stars)
September 30, 2018

Jibo was a charm when I first got it, but I was surprised about the limitations. All I get from it is that I can't. It even stopped giving family members their reports and couldn't recognize faces. We had to do the voice and face recognition several times. I finally turned it off. What a waste of money. If someone is going to sell a A I unit, make it do something instead of staring at you with one eye and saying I do not understand. Garbage, absolute garbage.
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Ok
by ydahunsi (3 out of 5 stars)
September 9, 2018

Twerk 100%

Dude and not interactive enough

I.A 20%

Needs serious upgrade

Fantastic concept . Worth buying

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