Top 10 Robots of Digital CES 2021

Bot Care telepresence robot

The third of Samsung’s smart-home devices displayed at Digital CES 2021 was Bot Care, a mobile robot that can monitor a users’ blood pressure and heart rate and remind them to take medications. It was first shown at CES 2019.

Samsung Bot Care has been slightly redesigned since then and apparently incorporates features from telepresence and social robots. As with other systems for air purification, e-commerce, and gait enhancement, Samsung has not said whether Bot Care will lead to an actual product.

What were the most interesting robots of CES Direct 2021? While household, humanoid, and companion robots are staples every year, this year's virtual event showcased some promising autonomous systems.

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