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At one point, you can hear the crunch of a crinkly chip bag and the slight squeaks of the train as it jiggled back and forth while zooming through the tube. After I recorded the video, I went back ...

When jiggled, it will even shake its head as if it’s saying no to simulate its dislike. After a short period of no one interacting with Mirumi, the robot will resume its head movements that ...

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to a rejection mode in which it shakes its head when jiggled. You can get the full rundown on Mirumi right here, and follow our ongoing CES coverage here. Morgan Little is TechCrunch’s Director ...

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Yukai Engineering, a Tokyo-based robotics startup, unveiled “Mirumi,” a mascot robot designed to interact with bystanders, at CES Unveiled (Jan. 5) and CES 2025 (Jan. 7-10). Mirumi spontaneously turns ...

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Here's how it behaves: Rejection: Shakes its head to indicate "no" if the bag is jiggled. Curiosity: It looks around when your bag starts moving. Comfort: Looks around calmly when left undisturbed.

According to Yukai, it also expresses rejection by shaking its head when jiggled and comfort by calmly looking around when undisturbed. The robot’s design includes googly eyes that evoke ...