Aging at home
Labrador Systems showed the Retriever at the CES tech show and said it would come to people's homes.
A dated step forward on the record · Company-reported
What the source says
“announced at CES that its “retriever” robot would move into the home.”
What it means
Labrador Retriever, from Labrador Systems, is at stage 3 of 5 on our ladder: pilot. Its stage is set by other milestones on its record; this one adds to the history. This line rests on the company's own announcement; no regulator, customer or independent report confirms it in our sources yet.
Human help: Our sources report it working without human help.
More on Labrador Retriever
- At the same time, Labrador said the home version of the Retriever was still being developed and tested.
- Labrador began delivering its Retriever Pro to its first business clients, including On Lok PACE, Nationwide Insurance, Masonic Homes of California and Eskaton.
- Masonic Homes of California, a senior living provider, said it planned to use its own group of Retriever Pro robots after an on-campus test.
- Labrador opened early reservations with a $250 deposit that it said buyers could get back.
- Labrador raised a $3.1 million early (seed) funding round, co-led by Amazon's Alexa Fund and iRobot Ventures.