Cynthia Breazeal

Jibo campaign ends, takes in almost $2.3M

Hallie Siegel 22 Sep 2014

This weekend we became the #1 Most Successful Technology Campaign on Indiegogo ever when we broke $2.2M! We are both elated and deeply grateful to all our supporters for helping JIBO set a new recor...

Could Jibo developer Cynthia Breazeal be the Steve Wozniak of robots? | Ryan Calo

Andra Keay 23 Jul 2014

VideoBill Gates once predicted we would have a robot in every home to go with our personal computer. James Temple of is calling Jibo—a new personal robot to be sold commercially in 2015—&l...

Jibo raises $1M in first week of crowdfunding campaign

Hallie Siegel 23 Jul 2014

On July 15th, Jibo launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo with the goal of raising $100,000 towards developing their new social robot for the home. Less than one week later, Jibo surpassed the ...

Makers of the Jibo set new crowdfunding record | Boston Magazine

Hallie Siegel 23 Jul 2014

Jibo has raised more than $1 million in just six days, making it the most-backed project currently on Indiegogo. Read more: Boston Magazine If you liked this article, you may also be i...

JIBO: A game changing social robot

Frank Tobe 20 Jul 2014

JIBO, a 2013 Boston startup, launched an IndieGoGo campaign last week and is off to a rousing start, lots of favorable press, and, as of the time of this writing, has raised more than $700,000 over th...

The second wave of social robots is here

Andra Keay 16 Jul 2014

Cynthia Breazeal’s Jibo launched today and coming on the heels of Pepper, Aldebaran and Softbank’s new social robot, and Jimmy from Intel. It seems like we’re seeing a second wave of social robo...

Why social robots will change your life

Cynthia Breazeal and Jibo 24 Jun 2014

It is a fantastic time for technology. We live in a more connected world, and compared to even a few decades ago, we have vastly improved access to information and content, and have dramatically expan...

Alone together with man’s new best friend | NPR Technology Podcast

John Payne 21 Mar 2013

In the latest (March 20th) episode of NPR's Technology Podcast, the first two segments are devoted to addressing the questions “Are We Plugged-In, Connected, But Alone?” and “Will Man's Best Fri...

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Blended reality, with Natalie Freed, David Robert and Adam Setapen

Podcast team 20 May 2011

Link to audio file (24:44)In today’s episode we meet with Natalie Freed, David Robert and Adam Setapen from Cynthia Breazeal’s Personal Robots Group at the MIT Media Lab. They’ll be ...

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Online human-robot interactions, with Sonia Chernova and Kenton Williams

Podcast team 04 Jun 2010

Link to audio file (29:25)Today’s episode was recorded at the Personal Robots Group at the MIT Media Lab in the middle of some beautifully expressive robots such as the Huggable, Tofu and Leonar...