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A Lady Robot Companion #robots #lasvegas #corememory #companion

26 Feb 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief on‑location segment filmed at Realbotix in Las Vegas, the presenter introduces two lifelike companion robots: David, a glasses‑wearing robot, and Aria, a robot that already has its own social‑media platform. The speaker highlights the robots’ realistic movements, notes a staff member named Kevin, and promises further coverage of the bots in upcoming reports.

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Here's today's set. We're at Realbotix. They make these lifelike robots. I think this guy's name is Kevin. David. David. This is David. He's got glasses. Hello, David. And that's a real— which one's real? Are you a robot? I don't know. And this is Aria, and she has her own social media platform. Oh, they're moving! Whoa, there you go. So we're in Vegas for this shoot, and, uh, we'll have more, more to report on the bots soon.