# A mini robot -- powered by your phone

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2013
- Speaker: Keller Rinaudo Cliffton
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/keller_rinaudo_cliffton_a_mini_robot_powered_by_your_phone)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Your smartphone may feel like a friend -- but a true friend would give you a smile once in a while. At TED2013, Keller Rinaudo Cliffton demos Romo, the smartphone-powered mini robot who can motor along with you on a walk, slide you a cup of coffee across the table, and react to you with programmable expressions.

## Lectures

1. [A mini robot -- powered by your phone](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/keller_rinaudo_cliffton_a_mini_robot_powered_by_your_phone/5c8341cb9b40), 6 min (TED's player)