CES has been around a long time, and as the world’s largest tech show, it has a notorious reputation for turning up gadgets that we didn’t really need. Self-adjusting belts, toilet robots, you name it, someone paid to have it built. It’s only Day 2 here at CES and we’ve already seen some real doozies. Orange juice that’s free of AI, huh! Who knows what preposterousness the next few days will hold?
Stalker robot that watches you sleep
In New York City it’s said you’re never more than six feet from a rat, and at CES you’re never more than six feet from a robot. Based on this image above, we want to stay as far away from this one as we can. Samsung’s Ballie won’t like that, though. It follows you. It watches you sleep. It has cameras. It can determine how you’re sitting to show you YouTube clips with its built-in projector. Even on the ceiling.
Look at me throwing shapes to try and fool the creepy Among Us dude — you’ll never work out my anatomical makeup. Not ever! I am the great, boneless octopus of the southern oceans!
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A computer you put in your mouth?
The Oclean Ultra X is a smart toothbrush that has an interactive touchscreen and gives you AI voice tips via bone conduction. Why do they keep inventing computers you put in your mouth? Why, CES? Why??? Call me old-fashioned, but I don’t want a toothbrush using my skeleton to tell me how bad I am at brushing my teeth.
Dead mouse alarm
Just as Ballie sounds like the movie Wall-E, this gadget sounds a lot like the film Chappie. Except unlike the sweet swag of the fictional robot Chappie, this gadget is not saving the people of near-future South Africa. No, instead Flappie keeps your house free of dead birds and mice. Through your cat flap. Surely this smart device should be able to detect…
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