Romo the robot gets $1.5 million in funding. Romo works by docking with an iPhone or iPod Touch, and is then controlled by another smartphone with the Romo App (on iOS and Android). The Romo App lets you steer him around, and use his camera to look around. You can also control his facial expression. The makers of Romo say that by using the processing power of the smartphone, the actual robot can be produced relatively cheaply, and by making the software open source they hope to encourage innovation and new uses for the bot. The team currently build the robots in an apartment, but after a $1.5 investment they hope to scale up the operation to meet demand. Romo can be ordered for US$99.

Romo the robot gets $1.5 million in funding.

Romo works by docking with an iPhone or iPod Touch, and is then controlled by another smartphone with the Romo App (on iOS and Android). The Romo App lets you steer him around, and use his camera to look around. You can also control his facial expression.

The makers of Romo say that by using the processing power of the smartphone, the actual robot can be produced relatively cheaply, and by making the software open source they hope to encourage innovation and new uses for the bot. The team currently build the robots in an apartment, but after a $1.5 investment they hope to scale up the operation to meet demand.

Romo can be ordered for US$99.

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