Social RoboticsYukai Engineering shows Mirumi, a shy robot that clings to your bag
The Japanese maker of Qooba brought a fuzzy, bag-mounted robot to CES 2025 that turns its head to watch passers-by.
Yukai Engineering unveiled Mirumi at CES 2025, a small furry robot designed to hang on a handbag and react to the people around it. Using motion and proximity sensors, it turns to look at nearby people or objects, hides its face when startled and shakes its head when jostled. The company says the behaviour was inspired by the curiosity and bashfulness of babies, and its stated aim is simply to charm onlookers. Mirumi is a clear example of minimalist social robotics, where a handful of expressive movements does the work of creating a sense of character.
Source: TechCrunch
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