Sharp Develops "Poketomo" Conversational AI Robot

Tokyo, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)--Sharp Corp. said Wednesday that it has developed a "Poketomo" palm-sized robot equipped with conversational artificial intelligence.
Designed to be able to carry around in the user's pocket, Poketomo is about 12 centimeters tall and weighs around 200 grams. It has a meerkat-inspired design.
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