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TL;DR Fuzozo is a sort of half-pet, half-emotional-support-buddy, packed into a Furby-like package.
A new upgrade gives Fuzozo cellular connectivity, ensuring access to its AI-based features even when away from home.
Over time, users can help their Fuzozo develop a unique personality, and hopefully form an emotional bond.
Life in the modern era can be lonely. For many of us, the pandemic really crystalized just how important it is to maintain meaningful connections, but sometimes that’s easier said than done. If you’ve been struggling to find a fellow human shoulder to lean on, what about the next best thing — an AI-powered emotional partner? This year at CES, Tuya and Robopet are showing off an adorable little fluffball that’s designed to offer just that.
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Meet Fuzozo, an “emotional ally” built to listen to you, sooth you, and maybe even develop an emotional bond over time. Able to communicate not just with spoken language, but also its own “Mao Mao” tongue, the comparisons to Furbies and their Furbish utterances are inevitable. But Fuzozo is a whole lot more than a simple toy meant to entertain.
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Fuzozo interacts with users through its speaker and microphone, as well as offering tactile feedback, responding to touch with purr-like vibration. Those two eyes are mini displays, and their changing appearance goes a long way towards communicating Fuzozo’s “moods.”
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