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Much like Paro, the cuddly seal robot, Kobie is said to be the most advanced robotic pet companion in Korea, not far behind many other robotic projects worldwide. Developed by the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Kobie reacts to touch and sound, and can even react to individual human feces faces.

Kobie even reacts to violence. Slap him once, and he acts surprised, keep slapping him and he’ll develop a fear of you. Thanks to complex wireless communication functions and tactile, light, audio and posture sensors hidden in Kobie’s cuddly body, he will be an accurate and friendly pet friend. — Andrew Dobrow

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There are some places where lugging your laptop around with you isn’t appropriate. Church for example. Funerals are another no no. So what are we to use when we are in these situations, but don’t want to sacrifice our wireless communication? Ding, ding, ding…you guessed right…the Mylo. This Sony gadget bring’s along some cool features, and looks pretty cool as well. Read more for details and thoughts.

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