Without question, the coolest tech on display at ITU Telecom World 2006 was the futuristic visions of the home. Especially when they involved robots. Japanese company ACCESS, for example, showcased the Speecys MI-RAI-RT robot (left) compliant with Digital Living Network Alliance home networking specs that connects to your Wi-Fi home network and retrieves news and other info, plays educational games with kids, and does a robot dance that can be synchronized with streaming music and live TV.

Without question, the coolest tech on display at ITU Telecom World 2006 was the futuristic visions of the home. Especially when they involved robots. Japanese company ACCESS, for example, showcased the Speecys MI-RAI-RT robot (left) compliant with Digital Living Network Alliance home networking specs that connects to your Wi-Fi home network and retrieves news and other info, plays educational games with kids, and does a robot dance that can be synchronized with streaming music and live TV.