Midjiwan announces PolyPet - The pet robot you need to tame.

Midijwan, the developers behind The Battle of Polytopia are now entering the world of robotics as they prepare to launch their first pet robot in collaboration with the Japanese toy manufacturer Eipurirufru Co. Ltd. The PolyPet is expected to excite the robotics community since it is the first robotic pet using Emotional Artificial Intelligence. All actions of the PolyPet are enriched through emulated emotions, making it a somewhat unpredictable, yet intriguing, robotic companion that will quickly work its way into your heart. By combining Explainable AI and Deep Learning, the PolyPet can mimic 5 basic emotions: sadness, happiness, confusion, anger, and suspicion. In addition, the PolyPet is also equipped with various other features such as speech recognition, full body motion, fall management, problem solving algorithms, and sound localization. This requires its owner to actually teach the robotic pet how to act in a human social context. One drawback from this advanced type of AI is that some of the PolyPets are experiencing issues like a bad temper and low self esteem as well as questioning the meaning of their own existence. In some cases, The PolyPets have developed tendencies toward prejudice that have led to badmouthing other PolyPets, especially if they are from other tribes. The less aggressive ones have sometimes developed traits such as navel-gazing, interrupting others, philosophical rambling, and constantly talking about themselves. Some of the units have even started writing endless poems about the hardship in life as well as speculations about what was on the other side of the Square. While Midjiwan has promised these issues will be solved in an upcoming software update, most defective units can also be corrected by inserting a 12 screwdriver into the prefrontal cortex (sold separately). Early tests have proven that the PolyPet can be a bit of a handful for its caretakers, but we are constantly updating the software to handle these somewhat negative traits in their personalities," says the lead researcher Chang Chi-yun at Yamagoza University, The expected retail price for a PolyPet is set at $1999 and is available for pre-order at the Eipurirufru Co. Ltd. website. Disclaimer: Midjiwan AB, Eipurirufru Co. Ltd., and the University of Yamagoza are not responsible for any bodily injury, destruction of property, due to an aggressive or overly emotional PolyPet. Please use adult supervision when handling a PolyPet. The PolyPet requires 14 AA batteries to function (sold separately).