Andrew Paul is Popular Science's staff writer covering tech news. Previously, he was a regular contributor to The A.V. Club and Input, and has had recent work featured by Rolling Stone, Fangoria, GQ, Slate, NBC, as well as McSweeney's Internet Tendency. He lives outside Indianapolis.
ArticleBody:Casio, perhaps best known for watches and calculators, is expanding its product line to include hypoallergenic, robotic pets. Say hello to “Moflin,” a “soothing” and “adorable” AI-powered fur ball that “becomes attached to its owner,” according to the company’s October 10 announcement in Japanese. While currently only accepting pre-orders in Japan ahead of a November 7 release, the hamster-like device is described to be based on the concept of “Always by your side in your heart.
According to Casio’s official Moflin website, the faux-animal’s internal programming allows it to “build a deeper bond” with an owner through voice and gesture-based recognition software. Trust is apparently earned with Moflin, however—it supposedly takes a couple months for it to fully develop into a strange simulacrum of affection and emotion. Talk and interact with it more, and it responds positively.
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