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Yukai Engineering
At Yukai, we consider robots as an “interface that can warm our hearts and inspire us into action.” In the world we envision, our everyday technology-infused environment will be intelligent enough to decode the meanings of our behaviors and turn the information into digital cues for devices to respond accordingly. This will make the interactions between humans and machines so natural and seamless that communicating with machines will feel like talking to humans or live animals. We consider robots as the embodiment of this “presence” that IoT networks can create.
We believe communication robots will replace smartphones as the most popular form of user interface in the near future. Now that we live in a more “connected” society, it is becoming easier to make robots talk to various sensors and computers in our living spaces to understand user behaviors and support the users. We believe this will transform the ways people live. We will no longer need to manipulate our smartphones with our fingers to instruct machines to do something. Robots will automatically know what tasks to perform and get them done. Robots will become such an integral part of our life that we may not even think about what they are doing.
Artwork
Yukai Petting Zoo
"Qoobo" - A Tailed Cushion:
Qoobo is a therapeutic robot in the form of a cushion with a tail. When caressed, it waves gently. When rubbed, it swings playfully. And, it occasionally wags just to say hello. It's comforting communication that warms your heart the way animals do. Begin your "tail therapy" today and wrap yourself with fuzzy love.
"Petit Qoobo":
A petit size tailed cushion.
In addition to reacting with its tail, it can go out with you, hang out on your desk, and overall be a presence close to you.
"Amagami Ham Ham" - Get play bitten:
Yukai Engineering is introducing a new form of relaxation, invented from memories of child-rearing. Our play-biting robot replicates the happy gesture that babies and young pets exhibit for only a short time.
It is pleasing, but you need to stop them from the act. Now you can enjoy such charming “play-biting” at any time.
"fufuly" - A cushion that breathes with you:
fufuly is a calm-inducing robot cushion that breathes, gently inflating and deflating. It uses Deep Breathing Technology, which mimics the way people and animals naturally synchronize their breath with those near them. Take a break, hold fufuly, and inhale deeply. Let the soothing rhythm envelop you. Take a moment to breathe, and find tranquility.
"Nakojita FuFu" - A tiny robot cat that cools your drink:
Do you avoid hot drinks because your tongue easily gets burned by them?
Do you blow on your Ramen for a long time before digging in?
If you said yes, you have a “Nékojita” — or “cat tongue” in Japanese. The word refers to heat sensitivity in the mouth — the common condition that affects people around the world.
Check it out! It will be just after our kickstarter when we present it at Festival der Zukunft.
