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Chinese scientists have built a cat-inspired robot designed to adjust its posture and stick its landing even in low-gravity environments, an advance that could revolutionise the exploration of ...
The first known robotic pet was a robot dog called Sparko, built by the American company Westinghouse in 1940. It never got sold due to poor public interest [citation needed]. The first robotic pets to be put on the market were Hasbro's Furby in 1998 and Sony's AIBO in 1999. [1] Since then, robotic pets have grown increasingly advanced.
Poo-Chi (or Poochi, Poochie), one of the first generations of robopet toys, is a robot dog designed by Samuel James Lloyd and Matt Lucas, manufactured by Sega Toys, and distributed by Tiger Toys. [1] Poo-Chi was released in 2000 and discontinued in 2002.
Neurowear is a gadget project organization in Japan founded on the concept of the "Augmented Human Body". [1] The group's first project, known as Necomimi (from nekomimi (猫耳, "cat ear(s)")) is a headband with a brain wave sensor and motorized cat shaped ears programmed to turn up or down based on the wearer's electroencephalogram (electrical potentials recorded at the scalp) influenced by ...
Some hospitals have begun giving robotic cats and dogs to elderly patients. ABC7's Lyanne Melendez explains.
Central Minnesota Council on Aging uses a grant to make robotic cats and dogs available to seniors in St. Cloud.