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Asus have released their affordable home robot Zenbot with an incredibly naff video

The future is here, and it is dorky as hell.

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BB8 without the charm. Source: Asus

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By Maddie Palmer


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We've all thought about how great it would be when personal robots were available for all. They'd be able to effortlessly manage life admin while all the time charming us with their uncanny valley jokes.

Asus has released its highly anticipated home robot, Zenbo, to the public - marketed as a robot for the price of a smartphone.

Unfortunately, they have done so with the aid of an infotainment video showing a family all rushing to make it together for their family portrait, and it makes a Meadow Lea commercial look like Blade Runner.

It's the most awkward launch video for a tech product since... well, since this.

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