As the Consumer and Electronics Show wrapped up in Las Vegas this week at least one thing was clear: robots are no longer science fiction. Indeed, BBC news reports that over a dozen companies unveiled robots at the show, from general, all-purpose home assistants to highly specialized droids.

While most of the robots debuted at CES were designed for a specific function, South Korea-based Futurebot’s Furo-i Home stands out as a more generalized domestic-bot. According BBC news, the cone-shaped device can be instructed to take control of almost any Internet-connected smart device. From there, it can turn on lights, adjust the thermostat, change the music, or even use health care software to run diagnostic screens.

“You can set it to wake up an elderly parent, remind them to take their medicine, eat breakfast and follow the rest of a schedule,” Futurebot CEO Se-Kyong Song told BBC news. “And if something unexpected happens, it can send a message to the family saying there might be a problem and then let them talk to their parent via video chat to ask if they are OK.”

All-purpose droids like the Furo-i Home are intriguing, but they are currently limited by expense and battery life. Consequently, more specialized bots are likely to be the most popular option for consumers, for now.

One exciting example of such a machine is the PicoBrew Zymatic, which could be in your basement for $1700. Wired reports that this droid automates the beer-brewing process.  All it needs is a web connection (to download a recipe from its crowdsourced database), the necessary ingredients, and week for fermentation to work its magic. After that, users will have 2.5 gallons of drinkable, homemade beer.

Then all they’ll need is the Furo-i Home to remind them not to drink too much.