Imagine a robot that recognises you, understands what you say, helps you do your daily tasks and, on top of all that, has a friendly personality. JIBO promised to be that robot-friend but his story ended with a farewell dance.

What went wrong?

A robot you can like

The world looked different in 2014.

Amazon Alexa nor Google Assistant were out yet. No Echos or smart speakers. The only widely…