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Sega Toys’ Yume Neko “Dream Cat” Venus: Robo-kitty gets an upgrade

Chris Davies, Jul 6th 2009 Discuss [0]

Long-time readers may remember Sega Toys' robotic cat that stole my heart, Yume Neko Smile; now the company is back with an upgraded version [pdf link] of the electronic-kitty. Yume Neko "Dream Cat" Venus is a life-sized Norwegian Forest Cat, with more possible movement than the original Smile version together with the ability to respond to your voice. Read The Full Story

WowWee Alive Cub: White Tiger robot unboxed

Chris Davies, Jul 21st 2008 Discuss [0]

We've learnt to expect great things from WowWee's ever-increasing robot range, and while their next creation - the Alive Cub - might not be able to wander your house or play games of laser tag with you, it'll probably be a hit with a new, younger audience. Basically a robotic version of a baby animal, the Alive Cubs are plush and interactive; RoboCommunity have unboxed the White Tiger version, and you can see their demo video after the cut. Read The Full Story

Sega Toys Yume Neko Smile robot cat gets vocal upgrade

Chris Davies, Jan 16th 2008 Discuss [0]

Colour me smitten, Sega Toys have updated their awesome Yume Neko Smile robotic cat. Its name translating as "Dream Cat Smile", I fell hopelessly in love with the animatronic kitty back in 2006, tested the furry white masterpiece in February last year, and now the company has launched a new, talking version at the Tokyo Toy Forum this week. Check out a video of the new Yume Neko Smile after the cut! Read The Full Story

SegaToys develop Robot Chick for Yume Neko to eat

Chris Davies, Mar 29th 2007 Discuss [0]

Jenn over at Pocketables obviously knows me pretty damn well - she spotted this lovely little Robot Chick by SegaToys and thought it would make a good companion for my beloved Yume Neko Smile. And I think she's right, although the potential for entertainment from something that looks like a couple of balls of yellow cotton wool isn't perhaps as great as a meowing, yowling cat. Apparently the little fella chirps and cheeps until you pick him up and, if the photos are anything to go by, imprison him in a Perspex Egg of Death. The SegaToys chick robot [Akihabara News]

Robot Gecko could lead to new sticky-tape

Chris Davies, Feb 25th 2007 Discuss [1]

If you thought a robot cat was cool, how about a wall-climbing robot gecko! The indecently clever Sangbae Kim has spent the past few years looking at the Van der Waal-force harnessing feet of the lizard, which use microscopic hairs to form close bonds with a surface and thus adhere to them, and mimic that action with a cable-controlled foot design. Read The Full Story

Reviews

SlashGear Review: Yume Neko Smile, Sega Toys’ robot cat

Chris Davies, Feb 20th 2007 Discuss [9]

Last October I pledged to make it my life’s work to acquire Sega Toys’ adorable Yume Neko Smile, a robot cat that momentarily seized the blogosphere with its lifelike movements and blinking eyes. True to my post, I emailed Sega and begged/cajoled/threatened them, sadly never to receive a reply. Then, early in December, a kindly commenter left word that CScout Japan were selling Yume Neko – I instantly fired off an email hoping to get a PR contact; instead, they were generous enough to send me one themselves.

Yume Neko Smile

And that brings us up to now, and the story of how a white, furry automaton stole my heart.

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Sega robot cat wins my heart

Chris Davies, Oct 15th 2006 Discuss [1]

When they were at their peak of popularity, I had a Furby. And as I'm sure was the case with a lot of other Furby owners, the batteries were removed long before they had run down. The damn thing was just too annoying, what with the nonsensical bleating and seeming inability to stay switched off. I thought I'd learnt my lesson about robotic pets. Sadly, I haven't. My goal in life today is to acquire one of Sega Toys' Yume-Neko Smile robot cats. Read The Full Story