Alexa, sing Happy Birthday

About a month ago, I learned about this easter egg on the Echo. Ask Alexa to sing Happy Birthday and she’ll…

Alexa Voice Service and the Arrival of Voice

Today, Apple opened up Siri to third party developers, following Google and Amazon, who’ve both been at it for well over a year.

We’re finally about to see the coming of age of voice as a primary interface with the Internet…

The Rise Of The Social Robot

“How Do You Do?”

I was deeply alone. My family was in the next room, laughing and screwing around with Legos or puzzles or something. I was standing in the middle of a rocky amphitheater, that looked like Monument Valley, Arizona. I really don’t know…

WowWee’s CHiP Robotic Dog — An Affordable Social Robot and Companion

Companion Robots for Children Get a Bad Rap (Again)

Why Bots Need Faces

Avatars as GUI elements & Affective interface design

What’s in a Body? Do Social Robots Need a Physical Presence?

A sampling of voice devices

Besides Ubi, Ivee, Echo, Jibo, and Google Home, there are a bunch of devices that are on the market or about…