ROOMBA CREATOR LAUNCHES FURRY ROBOT COMPANION
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Colin Angle, the entrepreneur behind Roomba's 50 million-unit success, has unveiled a new robot from his startup Familiar Machines & Magic. Unlike the vacuum bot that made his name, this dog-sized machine is designed as a household companion rather than a cleaning tool.
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