Robot Phone<\/a> concept. It’s got a camera on a gimbal that flips out of the back of the phone:<\/p>\n<\/p>\nThat in itself is an interesting feat of design and engineering. However, their projected applications of this feature are downright disturbing. The company has apparently taken cues from Pixar and the Star Wars franchise and envisions this thing as a vapid, cooing little buddy:<\/p>\n
<\/em><\/p>\nSo the point of the phone is to perv out on passersby, and mollify your baby?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The company says this device will position them “at the forefront of AI device innovation.” They hint that it will be available next year. <\/p>\n
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