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Would YOU share your home with Buddy? Housekeeper robot that even plays hide and seek with the kids to launch in 2016

Robot is currently being developed by French company Blue Frog Robotics
Buddy can communicate with the family and navigate around the house
Practical features include securing house and adjusting the thermostat
Robot is also sociable and can read to youngsters and help with homework

Published: 11:32 EST, 7 July 2015 | Updated: 13:18 EST, 7 July 2015

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A family-friendly robot that can help structure your day, monitor home security and even play with the kids could be all yours by 2016.

Makers of the droid named Buddy say 'he' is designed to connect, protect, and interact with each member of the family and is currently being developed by French tech company, Blue Frog Robotics.

With a number of in-built features, the robot is able to do everything from remind you of an important event to play a song at your request via an in-built speaker.

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Buddy is the first social robot that has the ability to connect, protect, and interact with each member of the family

The robot can even be connected to your smart devices at home and can adjust the lights or a thermostat via a voice command or a mobile app.

Perhaps most impressively, the robot can also act as a home security system and has the ability to watch over your humble abode while you’re away via an in-built camera.

If it senses anything sinister – like an increase in temperature as the result of a fire – it then sends an alert to the home owner.

The robot can be controlled via a smart device and can be used as a security system when the homeowner is away

Meet BUDDY the robot who helps the whole family

The robot is also entirely mobile and has the ability to travel around and interact with its surroundings both on its own and via the control of its owner.

It is also distinctly human and is able to hear, speak, see and address someone with familiar facial expressions and head movements.

According to the developers, Buddy is also a playmate for children and provides parents with a level of respite by reading to youngsters, helping them with their homework and playing games with them.

The robot has a in-built camera, which enables it to interact with the different members of the family it comes into contact with

The robot is able to hear, speak, see and address someone with familiar facial expressions and head movements

The social robot named Buddy is currently being developed by French company Blue Frog Robotics

Currently the robot is under construction and Blue Frog Robotics, who today uploaded the robot to international crowd-funding website Indiegogo, say it will not be available for purchase until November, 2016.

The company hope to raise $100,000 ($64,000) to continue their work on the robot and have 36 days in which to hit their target.

The final figure appears to be entirely manageable however as the robot has already raised over $50,000 (£32,000) in just one hour.

Buddy is a playmate for children and provides parents with a level of respite by reading to youngsters, helping them with their homework and playing games with them