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02-21-2016, 04:04 PM
LG's ball-shaped robot can amuse your cat with a laser
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BARCELONA — We expected a new, modular flagship phone from LG, and we imagined there might be a VR-related gadget in the mix — both turned out to be true — but what we didn't expect was a robot.*
Yet, that's exactly what LG gave us here at Mobile World Congress (http://mashable.com/category/mobile-world-congress/): a ball-shaped, home-monitoring robot that you control with your phone and use it to amuse your pets, control home appliances and see what's happening in your house.*
SEE ALSO: Alcatel Idol 4 comes in a box that doubles as VR goggles (http://mashable.com/2016/02/20/alcatel-idol-4-comes-in-a-box-that-doubles-as-vr-goggles/)
The Rolling Bot (don't call it a "ball," LG reps said, but everyone did) connects to your home network via Wi-Fi and has a microphone and a speaker, an 8-megapixel camera and a laser pointer
LG gave us several use cases — in one mode, the robot starts rolling around in a frenzy, pointing the laser dot around it and making R2D2-style **ises, which should make your cat less bored while you're away.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/21/lg-rolling-bot/)
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BARCELONA — We expected a new, modular flagship phone from LG, and we imagined there might be a VR-related gadget in the mix — both turned out to be true — but what we didn't expect was a robot.*
Yet, that's exactly what LG gave us here at Mobile World Congress (http://mashable.com/category/mobile-world-congress/): a ball-shaped, home-monitoring robot that you control with your phone and use it to amuse your pets, control home appliances and see what's happening in your house.*
SEE ALSO: Alcatel Idol 4 comes in a box that doubles as VR goggles (http://mashable.com/2016/02/20/alcatel-idol-4-comes-in-a-box-that-doubles-as-vr-goggles/)
The Rolling Bot (don't call it a "ball," LG reps said, but everyone did) connects to your home network via Wi-Fi and has a microphone and a speaker, an 8-megapixel camera and a laser pointer
LG gave us several use cases — in one mode, the robot starts rolling around in a frenzy, pointing the laser dot around it and making R2D2-style **ises, which should make your cat less bored while you're away.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/21/lg-rolling-bot/)
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