Temi the robot is positioned as a robot companion for your home, but other than being an Alexa on wheels, there isn’t a whole lot more to it.
Companion robots have been a part of science fiction for decades – think C-3PO from the original Star Wars movies or the Robot from Lost in Space. Companies have been working hard over the past few decades to invent technology that turns fiction into reality and it looks like we’re finally starting to get there with robots like Temi. Temi is currently available in the UAE through Jacky’s Electronics and is priced at AED 18,200. There are two colors in which the robot is available – black and white. One of the biggest challenges for this first generation of robots is to make sure they don’t look intimidating, and the designers at Temi have done a great job at that. Kids should have no problem warming up to the welcoming design while the older generation will be intrigued by it. At 100 cms high, Temi feels very approachable. It has a vertically tilting screen that automatically adjusts to face anyone in front of it, which helps with the friendliness factor. The screen is nicely sized at 10.1 inches making it easy to read whatever information is present on it. Temi isn’t designed in a humanoid form factor like the Pepper robot with arms and a face, but is cute and inviting enough to make you feel comfortable. It’s available in black and white and while we received the black color for review, the white one looks even more friendly. There is a button on top of the screen which enables the follow mode that makes Temi follow you around. Next to it are volume buttons and behind the screen is a power button and a tray that can wireless charge phones or carry stuff up to 3kgs around. There are three cameras above the screen- a 13MP camera for your video calls that can do 1080p at 30fps, another 13MP wide-angle camera with 1080p at 30fps for remote navigation and survelance as well as a TOF camera for depth sensing upto 5 meters.
