Hello Haro!
Haro, the cute robot mascot of the anime series ¡°Mobile Suit Gundam,¡± is about to get real as Bandai¡¯s new communication robot, slated to launch some time next year. Earlier this month, a prototype was showcased at the Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies trade show, where it was greeted with much attention from fans.
Bandai¡¯s Haro is an interactive communication robot, equipped with AI and an abundance of pre-programmed knowledge about ¡°Gundam.¡± It has voice-recognition and responds to questions by using key words to draw answers from its database. It can also create quizzes on ¡°Gundam¡± trivia for the user. Equipped with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, Haro can be connected to smartphones and used as a speaker or alarm clock, but really it¡¯s more charming just as a communication tool. It can sway side-to-side, swivel to face the person talking to it and make expressions with its LED eyes and mouth and moving ear-like flaps.
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