Taipei Times
Date: Dec 22, 2016
By: Lauly Li / Staff reporter
PC maker Asustek Computer Inc (華碩) yesterday said its first voice-controlled robot,
Asustek Computer Inc chairman Jonney Shih, left, and Intel Corp New Technology Group vice president Achintya Bhowmik introduce Zenbo, a domestic robot developed and produced by Asustek, at a news conference in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Cho Yi-chun, Taipei Times
Zenbo, would be available for preorder in the consumer market on Jan. 1, meeting the company’s milestone to officially introduce the product.
The announcement came more than six months after Asustek chairman Jonney Shih (施崇棠) unveiled the robot at a news conference ahead of Computex Taipei in May.
However, Zenbo’s release date is slightly later than Shih’s promise to shareholders in June to introduce it to the market before Christmas, in a bid to contribute growth momentum to the company’s operations in the second half of the year.
“It took time to ensure that Zenbo is ready to be a home companion for Taiwanese consumers,” Asustek spokesman Nick Wu (吳長榮) told reporters after the product’s launch event. [FULL STORY]
