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"Tidy up, please, Aeolus™."

How would you like to be able to say that, leave for work or play--and come home to a clean house?

That's the idea behind the Aeolus™ household robot.

This is the world's first multifunctional robot--which can learn domestic chores specific to your home and keep right on learning through AI, according to creator Alex Huang.

Premiering at CES 2018 in Las Vegas, Aeolus™gave onsite demos: moving chairs, picking up toys and vacuuming the floor.

And, it even brought its demonstrator, Cindy, a cold drink.

Alex, who is both founder and CEO of San Francisco-based Aeolus Robotics, talked with us onsite just after one of the demos.
On this edition of Over Coffee®, you will hear:


How Aeolus™ works;


The factors behind the inspiration for the robot;


Why artificial intelligence makes this particular robot unique;


The timeline for release of the Aeolus™in-home robot;


Future plans for the robot to grow and expand its capabilities.


What Aeolus™' artificial-intelligence learning curve is like;


One of Alex's favorite experiences with using the robot in his own home;


What the robot can recognize, through AI;


Future plans for Aeolus™ to expand its capabilities, and the additional environments in which it would be able to function.