Virtual pet cat
Sega Toys have created a pet robot for lonely Japanese who couldn’t bother cleaning up after their favorite chihuahua and feel the aibo does not look real enough. The Near Me (playing on the sound “nya”, which is the Japanese for “meow” and sounds like to “near”) is a furry cat robot that could almost pass for a real life (but kinda stupid) kitty. Have a look at the demo video (here). But turn down the volume of your speakers if you are at work or just don’t like music that sounds as horrible as a fake cat. In case you want to offer one for Valentine’s day, it will cost you 35,000 yen (approximately US$350). Near Me homepage here.
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