https://www.cnet.com/news/at-ces-2019-robots-will-be-smarter-cuter-and-cooler-than-ever/ > They'll all be at the show this year, and team CNET will be scouring the floor to make sure we meet each and every one of them. > Perhaps the robot we're most excited to meet at CES this year is Lovot, a new companion robot from Japanese startup Groove X. Groove X's founder, Kaname Hayashi, is known as the "father of Pepper" (you know Pepper, everyone knows Pepper) after creating the iconic humanoid robot during his time at Softbank.