Crowfunded social robots are bound to disappoint their backers

Crowfunded social robots are bound to disappoint their backers

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By Gabriel, SimpleBotics

There’s a wave of social robots taking over crowdfunding websites. Promising to be your personal assistant and companion of the future, these robots have become funding behemoths raking in hundreds of thousands to even millions of dollars per crowdfunding campaign. Spruced up campaign videos and full-fledged startup teams provide a strong backbone for the robot and its ability to garner backers, but there are two flaws lurking in the reality of these crowdfunded social robots: robot fulfillment and backer expectation.

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