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    T3: RISE OF THE MACHINES

    by PHOTOGRAPHY JOE BRANSTON WORDS ROB CARNEY Apr 12, 2017 5 minutes

    The mission

    With morning TV boring the crap out of Rob, can a slew of home robots entertain him and make his life easier? Hey, could they even encourage him to get fitter?

    The man

    Ex-editor of T3 Rob now has a lot of time on his hands. His love of robots goes all the way back to his Simple Simon calculator (ironically now a nickname for one of his old colleagues).

    The tech

    Ubitech Alpha IS £399, ubtrobot.com

    CHiP £200, wowee.com/chip

    Neato Botvac Connected £680, neatorobotics.com

    Amazon Echo £150, amazon.co.uk

    Google Home £129, store.google.com

    Ninebot miniPRO £700, ukswegways.com

    Just a few years ago, the idea of home robots that could help with your chores and entertain you in your home was ludicrous – it was the pure fantasy of Hanna- Barbera’s The Jetsons. But today, home automation

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