QUICK SUMMARY Yukai Engineering debuted its Nékojita Cat FuFu at CES 2025. The portable robot cat sits on the rim of your mug or bowl and blows cold air to cool your drink or food down.

Researchers from the School of Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have successfully ...

Yukai Engineering debuted its Nékojita Cat FuFu at CES 2025. The portable robot cat sits on the rim of your mug or bowl and blows cold air to cool your drink or food down. Ever wanted a cat to ...

A cat-like exploration robot ... Scientists designed the robot’s movement program using a reinforcement learning artificial intelligence (AI) model, meaning it can adapt its movement to best ...

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In stark contrast with the chaotic reality of cat owners everywhere, Japanese company Yukai Engineering has developed a cute, tiny ‘robot’ cat that looks after your drink instead.

Credit: ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction (2024). Have you ever had a cat rub its head against you, like it’s saying “I care about you”? This behavior, called “bunting,” is a ...

The little cat mounts to the side of a mug or bowl, blowing air to help cool it off. The Tokyo-based firm says the robot combines a fan and “special algorithm” — or a “Fu-ing System ...

We're giving this robot with mechanical task arm a Best of CES Award. The only question left is, how soon can we get one?