Dream Cat Venus: Sega Toys to roll out creepy animal robot
Sega Toys has been selling life-like (well, almost) robo-cats in Japan for about 3 years now. And Venus (designed like a Norwegian Forest Cat) is an upgrade for an older model called “Smile”. Sega Toys says it’s the right choice for people with no time to look after a real animal.
Venus can move around, lay down and reacts when you touch it. There is a photo sensor in the forehead and several touch sensors are installed in the body.
Sega Toys worked together with scientists from Tohoku University’s Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer in Northern Japan to make sure Venus reacts realistically when you touch or speak to it. Say “There, there” (in Japanese) and it will purr, for example.
The battery-powered robo cat is sized at 490×240×230mm and drops into Japanese stores July 30 (price: $110). And you even get a comb with it.
Ask spezialised stores Japan Trend Shop, Geek Stuff 4 U or Rinkya to get one shipped outside Japan if you can’t wait for Sega Toys’ international distribution plans.
Venus can move around, lay down and reacts when you touch it. There is a photo sensor in the forehead and several touch sensors are installed in the body.
Sega Toys worked together with scientists from Tohoku University’s Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer in Northern Japan to make sure Venus reacts realistically when you touch or speak to it. Say “There, there” (in Japanese) and it will purr, for example.
The battery-powered robo cat is sized at 490×240×230mm and drops into Japanese stores July 30 (price: $110). And you even get a comb with it.
Ask spezialised stores Japan Trend Shop, Geek Stuff 4 U or Rinkya to get one shipped outside Japan if you can’t wait for Sega Toys’ international distribution plans.
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- slagface
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AH and the PeTa and H$U$ and all the Extreme Animal right people will love it. If the keep pushing the Laws they want here in Calif and have passed in other states for 100% Spay and Neuter this will be your cat you will have as there will be no more. This is really bad looking robot the cat look more like stuff dead cat then real one.
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I guess Sonic the Hedgehog isn't pulling in the money any more for Sega. Animal toy robots? Sounds like more of a gimic than a Werehog!
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- aaronights
- 5 months ago
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Creeeeeepy!!!
The Chinese have those fake sleeping rolled into a ball cats whose eyes are closed and their bodies go up and down.
Sooooo creeeeepy!!!
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- blueghost09
- 5 months ago
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Fail...
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- SHAWN_RITTIMAN
- 5 months ago
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