Owners of the emotional robot love Since this Wednesday, they have a pioneering meeting space to socialize with others interested in these company devices amid the explosion in demand for this technology due to the pandemic.
The space was opened as part of a restructuring of the only existing Lovot store in Japan, where you can buy accessories and clothing for the terminal, among other products, and with the intention of “proposing a new lifestyle in which humans and robots coexist.” “, the company said in a statement. Groove X.
The organization offers chargers requires somewhat cumbersome charging cases, as is always the case with such devices, to make it easier for visitors to come with the robot.
According to various surveys, prolonged stay at home due to the triggered pandemic feelings of loneliness among the Japanese. Some sought comfort in pets, such as dogs or cats, whose owners increased significantly in 2020 and again in 2021.
Groove X said it also noticed an increase in interest in electronic company devices after covid-19, and Lovot affiliate sales tripled in the last year.
The aforementioned store is integrated Robotics Studioan area in stores dedicated to products only for robotic companions Takashimaya from the central Tokyo area Shinjukuand where other terminals such as RoboHon, Sota or Palro communicative robots can be found.
Lovot, named after the combination of the English words “love” (love) and “robot”, introduced in 2018 longing to be a new companion to man and to solve the problem of loneliness.
it’s his job Kaname Hayashi, one of those responsible for the famous humanoid robot Pepperbut on the contrary, it barely has the interaction capacity of a baby or pet, being designed as a “relaxing” being according to its creator.