The A.M.P. robot follows you around playing music

Hasbro Tiger Electronics is taking consumer home robots to a new level with the introduction of the two and a half foot A.M.P (Automated Musical Personality) robot. Looking something more like Rosie from the Jetsons, the A.M.P. is a two wheeled robot designed for teens and adults that basically follows you around and plays digital music. It’s actually a pretty basic robot from a functional perspective. The bot weighs around 15 lbs, is most black in color, and has infrared sensors to help it avoid objects at home. It gets around the house thanks to its two rubber wheels and keeps itself balanced via proprietary gyroscope technology. Unfortunately you can’t teach the A.M.P. new tricks and there’s really not much else aside from the movement and the music playing. Pre-sales for the bot will take place in August with retail availability in October. Expect the price to be between $400 and $500 dollars. Hasbro plans on selling the A.M.P. in places like The Sharper Image, Amazon.com and Hammacher Schlemmer.