Japanese company RayTron has designed a household robot called Chapit, which comes equipped with the voiice-recognition technology allowing it to respond to spoken phrases and commands. The microphone in its large ears can pick up around 1000 words of voice commands and its embedded speaker and speech synthesis function allow it to respond using a database of associated words and phrases. Chapit also communicates using simple gestures and facial expressions. Watch the video after the jump.
