Yukai Engineering introduces Mirumi at CES 2025
At CES 2025, Yukai Engineering reveals Mirumi, a clip-on furry robot that interacts with people by looking and nodding at them. The furry robot holds onto the bag handles like a koala or a sloth, and when it rotates its head, it slightly bows to acknowledge passersby. The device, a sibling of Nékojita FuFu blowing on hot meals to cool them down, uses an inertial measurement unit to detect movements, such as when someone taps the furry robot or moves the bag. The internal distance sensor helps it gauge its surroundings, so it can respond in time by rotating its head.
Mirumi has a number of behavioral patterns, as visitors can see at CES 2025. The furry robot looks around once the bag moves and also rotates its head when it…