Post by healthy11 on Feb 16, 2015 14:46:28 GMT -5
www.yahoo.com/tech/connected-dinosaur-brings-ibms-watson-to-your-111186254784.html
A fledgling startup company called Elemental Path has announced a Kickstarter campaign for its first “cognitive toy.” Children ages 4-7 interact with the CogniToy by pressing a button on its belly and talking to it. They can ask a question, and the toy connects via Wi-Fi to the Watson servers, looks up the answer, and responds in a voice that sounds like Yoda with a head cold (the voice could use some work).
Unlike similar AI-based services such as Apple’s Siri and Microsoft’s Cortana, however, the CogniToy can also quiz your kids, pay attention to their answers, and evolve over time as they demonstrate improved math and language skills....
A fledgling startup company called Elemental Path has announced a Kickstarter campaign for its first “cognitive toy.” Children ages 4-7 interact with the CogniToy by pressing a button on its belly and talking to it. They can ask a question, and the toy connects via Wi-Fi to the Watson servers, looks up the answer, and responds in a voice that sounds like Yoda with a head cold (the voice could use some work).
Unlike similar AI-based services such as Apple’s Siri and Microsoft’s Cortana, however, the CogniToy can also quiz your kids, pay attention to their answers, and evolve over time as they demonstrate improved math and language skills....