Yume Hiyoko: A Japanese Robot That’s Shaped Like a Baby Chick
This is one of the campiest Japanese robots around. It's shaped like a baby chick and, when you pet it, it responds by flapping its wings and chirping. It's one of Sega Toys' virtual robots
Your new best friend is a robotic baby chick
It’s very soft and yellow, covered in polyester fuzz and it chirps when you pet it. It’s one of the most adorable Japanese robots on the market, and Sega Toy’s has christened it Yume Hiyoko.
We’re already used to hearing about this Japanese company’s semi-useless but absolutely addictive virtual robots. How can anyone not adore the little Pekoppa robot plant? All it does is move forward or back to say yes or no, but it’s so cute and looks so much like a real plant that it’s somehow managed to conquer the hearts of many a lover of absurd gadgets.
The bot-chick is also interactive and responds to your antics. So, if you pet its soft artificial fuzz, it answers by chirping and flapping its robotic wings. Like all of Sega’s robots, it looks so real it’s even a bit scary: just put it next to a real chick and try to find 7 differences.
It feeds exclusively on 3 alkaline batteries and, if you get sick of its little noises, all you have to do is disconnect it. If only babies came with such an effective On/Off button...
You can watch it in action in the following video:
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Your new best friend is a robotic baby chick
