Toshiba Shows Prototype Home Management Robot
From: PC World - 03/31/2008

ApriPoco can control a range of devices in the home in response to voice
commands. 

If you've become hostage to a clutch of remote controls in your living room,
never quite sure what all the buttons do and confusing different controllers
for different gadgets, then Toshiba might have the answer. It's developed a
prototype robot that can act as a voice gateway to just about anything in the
room that has a remote control. 

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Links:
Toshiba robot can do the job of the remote control
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/080331/afp/080331111354hightech.html
http://physorg.com/news126160126.html

Toshiba's ApriPoco robot takes control at home
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=12570

Talking robot takes verbal command to flip TV channels for you (video)
http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=70673