Zenbo is a friendly home robot designed to provide assistance, entertainment, and companionship to families and meant to address the needs of each family member in the ubiquitous computing era. With a full range of capabilities, including the ability to move independently and understand spoken commands, Zenbo can assist in the home, and interacting with Zenbo is easy and fun. Zenbo is also an open platform that allows developers to create appropriated services, which will truly benefit end users.