Goodbye privacy, hello 'Alexa': Echo, the home robot who
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We had <strong>Rory Carroll</strong> invite ‘Alexa’ aka the Echo into his home. There was helpful cooking assistance, endless facts and figures, an amusing misunderstanding – and concerns over what exactly does with all that interaction data
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s new home robot, Astro, follows you around the house and costs US$1,000
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Goodbye privacy, hello 'Alexa': Echo, the home robot who hears it all
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Alexa Just Got an AI Makeover
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Zenbo, a new home robot with 'feelings,' for the price of a smartphone
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An Alexa-powered home robot is reportedly in development
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She has a name': 's Alexa is a sleeper hit, with serious superfans
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s Plans for Its High-End Echo and Alexa Home Robot
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Goodbye privacy, hello 'Alexa': Echo, the home robot who hears it all
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Echo Studio, Our best-sounding smart speaker ever - With Dolby Atmos, spatial audio processing technology, and Alexa
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Has Alexa snapped? Why your Echo sometimes does creepy things