Yukai Engineering introduces Mirumi at CES 2025
At CES 2025, Yukai Engineering reveals Mirumi, a clip-on furry robot that interacts with people by looking and nodding at them. The furry robot holds onto the bag handles like a koala or a sloth, and when it rotates its head, it slightly bows to acknowledge passersby. The device, a sibling of Nékojita FuFu blowing on hot meals to cool them down, uses an inertial measurement unit to detect movements, such as when someone taps the furry robot or moves the bag. The internal distance sensor helps it gauge its surroundings, so it can respond in time by rotating its head.
Mirumi has a number of behavioral patterns, as visitors can see at CES 2025. The furry robot looks around once the bag moves and also rotates its head when it spots a moving person or object and follows them with its gaze. But Mirumi is shy. It hides its face, away from the people, when it sees someone suddenly pet it or appear in front of it. It even shakes its head sideways when someone jiggles it as a way to say, ‘don’t do that.’ Visitors have the chance to see Yukai Engineering’s furry robot at CES 2025 between January 7th and 10th at the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas.
all images courtesy of Yukai Engineering
FURRY ROBOT WITH PUPPY EYES AT CES 2025
What can lure in passersby to look at Mirumi is its googly eyes. They’re round and expressive, similar to puppy eyes, as if wanting people to interact with it. It has long arms like sloths, which Yukai Engineering has designed so they can easily hold onto bag straps. The design team also has to focus on the head and body weight of the device to balance the personal gadget and withstand the heaviness of mechanical parts.
Yukai Engineering shares that the idea for Mirumi has come from a team of staff engineers and designers. They proposed to create a robotic ‘yokai’, or a supernatural being, a creature but with the characteristics of the human baby. Lo and behold, here arrives Mirumi, the furry robot that embodies that pitch. After CES 2025, the robotics startup is set to launch a crowdfunding campaign for the furry robot in mid-2025.
at CES 2025, Yukai Engineering reveals Mirumi, a clip-on furry robot that interacts with people
the furry robot holds onto the bag handles like a koala or a sloth
the device uses an inertial measurement unit to detect movements
The internal distance sensor inside the device also helps it gauge the actions around it
video documenting how Mirumi turns its head around and nod
project info:
name: Mirumi
design: Yukai Engineering | @yukaiengineering
matthew burgos | designboom
jan 07, 2025
