SoftBank alumni unveils 'affectionate' companion robot in Japan
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese startup Groove X, founded by an alumni of SoftBank Group Corp's robotics unit, unveiled its first creation on Tuesday - a companion robot designed to make users happy. The Lovot, an amalgam of "love" and "robot", cannot help with the housework but it will "draw out your ability to love," Groove X founder and CEO Kaname Hayashi told reporters at the launch in Tokyo.Using artificial intelligence (AI) to interact with its surroundings, the wheeled machine resembles a..