intermediary

Just when I was thinking bunnies, a friend sent me a link to the Cellular Squirrel from last year which also has a Bunny prototype

The user can whisper and listen to her squirrel, receiving and replying to voice instant messages. If the user wishes, she can also bypass the Intermediary altogether and get into a synchronous voice communication with the caller by simply talking to the embodiment.

Autonomous interactive intermediaries circa 1937 and 1954