{"id":154570,"date":"2021-01-14T19:55:20","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T16:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/this-cute-ai-pet-will-fill-the-deep-dark-void-in-your-life\/"},"modified":"2021-01-14T19:55:20","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T16:55:20","slug":"this-cute-ai-pet-will-fill-the-deep-dark-void-in-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-cute-ai-pet-will-fill-the-deep-dark-void-in-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"#This cute AI pet will fill the deep, dark void in your life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#This cute AI pet will fill the deep, dark void in your life<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                                If lockdown life has left you craving the companionship of a cuddly\u00a0pet, but you\u2019re wary of dirty doggies and conniving kittens, a Japanese tech firm has created a more amenable alternative.<\/p>\n<p><span>Meet Moflin, an AI pet with \u201cemotional capabilities that evolve like living animals.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MOFLIN | An AI Pet Robot with Emotional Capabilities\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/irJ1pwVng5U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe creature, which looks like a cross between a hamster and a slipper, won the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ces.tech\/Innovation-Awards\/Honorees\/2021\/Best-Of\/M\/MOFLIN-An-AI-Pet-Robot-with-Emotional-Capabiliti.aspx\">Best of Innovation Award in Robotics<\/a> at CES 2021 this week.<\/p>\n<p><em>[Read:\u00a0How Netflix shapes mainstream culture, explained by data]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Moflin uses a nature-inspired algorithm to learn and grow from patterns it detects through its sensors,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/vanguardindustries\/moflin-an-ai-pet-robot-with-emotional-capabilities?utm_source=official&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=20200925\">according to<\/a> its creators at Vanguard Industries:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Moflin will choose from an infinite number of mobile and sound pattern combinations to respond and express its feelings. To put it in simple terms, it\u2019s like you\u2019re interacting with a living pet.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1334169 size-full lazy\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"471\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/01\/538d74cff4b4bb193885a387ad9938e4_original.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><figcaption>Credit: Vanguard Industries<\/figcaption><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/neural\/2021\/01\/14\/this-cute-ai-pet-will-fill-the-deep-dark-void-in-your-life\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fneural%2F2021%2F01%2F14%2Fthis-cute-ai-pet-will-fill-the-deep-dark-void-in-your-life%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Moflin can \u201cdevelop and express its own emotions through its internal emotion map.\u201d\" data-title=\"Share Moflin can \u201cdevelop and express its own emotions through its internal emotion map.\u201d on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Moflin can \u201cdevelop and express its own emotions through its internal emotion map.\u201d on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Moflin can \u201cdevelop and express its own emotions through its internal emotion map.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The robot\u2018s\u00a0behavior is determined by its environment and the way in which it\u2019s treated. Vanguard Industries says this gives it a \u201cunique personality\u201d that\u00a0can provide \u201ctremendous therapeutic benefits\u201d to owners of all ages.AI<\/p>\n<p>It sounds like an advanced Tamagotchi with added fluffy fur and endearing purrs. Cute.<\/p>\n<p>If you wanna give it a stroke, you can pitch \u00a541,800 (around $400) into <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/vanguardindustries\/moflin-an-ai-pet-robot-with-emotional-capabilities?utm_source=official&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=20200925\">Moflin\u2019s Kickstarter campaign<\/a>.\u00a0Vanguard Industries plans to deliver the first device in March 2021.<\/p>\n<p>As someone who wants a pet but worries that I wouldn\u2019t give it the life it deserves, Moflin could be a safe substitute. At least I won\u2019t feel guilty about throwing it out when it pisses me off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-post-pubDate\">\n                                    Published January 14, 2021 \u2014 16:55 UTC<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script data-src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;appId=378011798897423&amp;version=v2.6\" id=\"socialSrcFacebook\" type=\"text\/template\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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