Well, Mirumi sure did leave an impression. This fluffy little robot looks like a tiny yeti, at least to our eyes. It looks very cute, and it doesn’t do much. All it does is stare at you and move ...

And, then, sometimes you're going to just find some cute little furry robot that makes you say, "Damn, people are going to love this." Yukai Engineering's Mirumi falls comfortably in that last ...

Mirumi, from Japanese company Yukai Engineering, is a fuzzy little robot that clings to the handle or strap of your handbag and steals glances at passersby as you go about your business. Why? To spark ...

Yukai Engineering is no stranger to cute but somewhat odd little robots. And at CES 2025, they revealed Mirumi, a robot that’s made to “delight bystanders” by turning its head to greet them.

Though, as Henschel writes, while the robot vacuum is neat, the real WTF moment is the price-tag: it's likely to sell for around $2,000. Yukai Engineering showed off it's cute little robot monster ...

Cool, a little bizarre, and in some cases smack dab ... potential buyers might gravitate toward. Do you design a "cute" robot? Something that's strictly functional? Or do you aim for realism ...