Now you and your kids can experience the fun of owning a cat without any of the hairballs!
Kids these days sure do get some high-tech toys. Gone are the days of the Furby and the Tamagotchi — now we have actual moving, expressive robots! It’s all the good stuff about having a pet without any of the hard work.
For example, toy company Takara Tomy’s latest robotic pet, Hello! Woonyan, goes on sale in Japan next month. According to the following tweet by the company, the “capricious kitty robot” has a diverse array of abilities, including the following:
“Real meowing! Real movements! It chases after your hand and its toy ball using the infrared sensors in its eyes. We’re now taking preorders for Hello! Woonyan.”
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— タカラトミー (@takaratomytoys) March 17, 2016
リアルな鳴き声！リアルな動き！目には赤外線センサー内蔵で手やじゃれボールの動きを追いかけます。『ハロー! ウ～ニャン』予約受付中！https://t.co/83LdmecPNF #4月下旬発売 pic.twitter.com/yA9udMp0Xb
▼ Some of Woonyan’s other tricks include changing eye colors to demonstrate mood swings, singing, dancing, and displaying hidden talents, such as barking like a dog.
Hello! Woonyan joins Takara Tomy’s lineup of other Hello! robotic pets, which include Hello! Zoomer the dog and Hello! Dino the, well, green robotic dinosaur.
Check out the following promotional video to see Woonyan in action:
▼ This commercial has taught us that kids will go positively starry-eyed when they see any robotic toy, and won’t stop staring at it…
▼ …now…
▼…or now…
▼ …or even now. Hey, is it even possible to hypnotize a robot?
▼ Dude, that’s actually a little creepy.
Nowadays, robotic pets are so popular that your real, living pets will beg for your attention. “Play with me, too,” your forlorn hamster squeaks…
The only thing that’s not so darling about Woonyan? Its hefty price tag of 18,000 yen (US$161). Maybe mom shouldn’t let the cat out of the bag–or the toy store–after all!
Sources: Twitter/@takaratomytoys, Takara Tomy
Top image: Takara Tomy
Insert images: Takara Tomy, YouTube/Takara Tomy
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