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From do-it-all in-home companions and single-task servitors to security drones and A.I.-powered puppies, today’s smart robots bring the glorious technological future to your home now.

The robots, themed around carnival games, had names like “Dropper Thing Mo-Bob-Er,” a game similar to a pinball machine, and “The Epic Maze,” a rolling ball maze game.