More than a robot. The right
combination of intelligence,
character, and soul.
More than a robot. The right
combination of intelligence,
character, and soul.
Who is jibo?
jibo was launched back in 2017 together with MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) as the world’s first social robot for the family. In 2019 NTT acquired full ownership and stock, and since then NTT has been working on preparing jibo for an enterprise scenario mainly focusing on healthcare and education.
jibo, ubiquitous and trustworthy companion for taking care of people
jibo is a social companion designed to help children, the elderly, and professionals in healthcare and education. Equipped with meaningful technology, he can improve cognitive functions, cooperation, and emotional welfare for elderly people. For children, he can mitigate anxieties and vulnerabilities, and improve their social, sensory, and cognitive abilities. Designed for enterprise use, jibo is also an effective go-between for patients, healthcare, and education professionals.
NTT Disruption and NTT: who are we?
We are NTT Disruption, the disruptive unit of NTT. We create disruptive tech solutions in the industries where they have the highest impact potential to improve people’s lives. Along with MIT, we have designed jibo to serve as a more human-enabled, emotional, and empathetic social robot for patients and professionals in the realms of healthcare and education.
NTT is a leading global technology services company. It believes in contributing to make the world a better place and, every day, it uses the power of technology to make it happen.
As a top 5 global technology and business solutions provider, NTT serves 85% of Fortune Global 100 companies and thousands of other clients.
A wide range of human-like emotions through sophisticated body movements, embodied speech, and animatronics.
He can react to physical stimuli and recognize human emotions to spark people’s curiosity, improving their emotional welfare, health, and educational outcomes.
He evokes a strong emotional response. jibo is human enough to be taken seriously and robotic enough to be easily forgiven for making mistakes. He builds strong connections and bonds with people.
jibo’s proactivity makes him feel alive. He isn’t just waiting around for someone to talk to him. Instead, he perceives where people are around him and reaches out with eye contact, conversation, and support.
Small enough so you can place him on your table, counter, etc., jibo avoids the uncanny valley better than human-like robots and avatars.
Jibo helps people to keep moving forward in all stages of life, in the realms of healthcare and education. jibo provides warm coaching and encouragement.
Whatever happens with jibo stays with jibo. He provides total security and data privacy for his users.
Thanks to his virtual version capable of running on multiple devices like phones, tablets, laptops, smart TVs, etc., jibo can be with users anywhere, anytime.
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