{"id":2308,"date":"2021-01-14T16:55:20","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T16:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/?p=1334141"},"modified":"2021-01-14T16:55:20","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:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=2308","title":{"rendered":"This cute AI pet will fill the deep, dark void in your life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If lockdown life has left you craving the companionship of a cuddly&nbsp;pet 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\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/irJ1pwVng5U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The creature, which looks like a cross between a hamster and a slipper, won the <a href=\"https:\/\/ces.tech\/Innovation-Awards\/Honorees\/2021\/Best-Of\/M\/MOFLIN-An-AI-Pet-Robot-with-Emotional-Capabiliti.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Best of Innovation Award in Robotics<\/a> at CES 2021 this week.<\/p>\n<p><em>[Read:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/distract\/2020\/12\/21\/how-netflix-shapes-mainstream-culture-explained-by-data\/\">How Netflix shapes mainstream culture, explained by data<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Moflin uses a nature-inspired algorithm to learn and grow from patterns it detects through its sensors,&nbsp;<a 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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">according to<\/a> its creators at Vanguard Industries.<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"7\">\n<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 decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1334169 size-full lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/01\/538d74cff4b4bb193885a387ad9938e4_original.gif\" alt width=\"680\" height=\"471\" data-lazy=\"true\"><figcaption>Credit: Vanguard Industries<\/figcaption><figcaption><a 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\"><\/i><\/a>Moflin can \u201cdevelop and express its own emotions through its internal emotion map.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The robot\u2018s&nbsp;behavior is determined by its environment and the way in which it\u2019s treated. Vanguard Industries says this gives it a \u201cunique personality\u201d that&nbsp;can 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 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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Moflin\u2019s Kickstarter campaign<\/a>.&nbsp;Vanguard 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\"> Published January 14, 2021 \u2014 16:55 UTC <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/neural\/2021\/01\/14\/this-cute-ai-pet-will-fill-the-deep-dark-void-in-your-life\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If lockdown life has left you craving the companionship of a cuddly&nbsp;pet but you\u2019re wary of dirty doggies and conniving kittens, a Japanese tech firm has created a more amenable alternative. 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