I found this review of Loona by a Japanese tech blog. I’m still in shock after reading a positive review of Loona and might take a while to recover
Translated from Japanese to English using Google Translate.
This is the completed form of the friend robot! More than Pepper, more than Aibo
Hello to all of you living in a house where pets are not allowed, this is Hide, a gadget reviewer and part-time househusband.
It's impressive. I'm really surprised. I can't believe this kind of robot can be bought normally.
Loona is a buddy robot that became a hot topic at CES, the world's largest consumer electronics trade fair. Yes, it's somewhere between a pet and a friend. What surprises me is the variation in their emotional expressions and their behavior as if they were alive. Clearly the cutest robot ever! Here are some of the surprising creatures.
“Until now, I have seen and touched various robots such as Aibo, Pepper, LOVOT, etc. I can assure you from my experience that it's better than any! My daughter has become very good friends and we play together.”
His movements are agile, his emotions are clearly expressed, so he seems to be alive
Don't you have an image that even robots so far are moving in the first place? It's slow, and that's cute. When you get used to it, it becomes a little stressful.
Loona is surprisingly agile. This is both good and bad (laughs). Well, I haven't run into anything so far, and I'm more worried about myself (Loona) getting hurt.
When I first saw the video, I seriously thought, "Oh, this is still in development, so it's CG." And it was a working product (laughs). For example, the level of "Pixar's robot character came out in reality". It's really amazing.
Also, the facial expression changes quickly and clearly. Japanese robots are ambiguous in expressing their emotions. I can feel the national character here, but I'm more comfortable interacting with people who are clear like Loona. It can recognize my face, so when I can't see it, it moves around anxiously, and when it sees my face, it happily moves its ears.
GOOD with a story
The initial settings are done on a smartphone, but I was surprised by the story. I will answer some questions at the beginning, but it seems that something like personality is probably decided here.
It is a setting that a born fairy accidentally entered a robot when going to you. Immediately after the animation of the fairy entering Loona, the robot starts moving and it connects smoothly with the story. It's a neat performance.
I will continue to use the screen where the last text appears as a screen that shows "Loona's feelings". Robots made by other companies can only guess what you are feeling, but Loona is comfortable because you can clearly see what Loona is thinking by looking at your smartphone.
Games, watching, programming learning too!
Games with robots like this won't actually be used anymore, will they? I think, but the game you play with Loona is quite interesting. With functions such as chasing a laser pointer, playing with a ball, and bullfighting that reacts to the red cloth and charges at you, you can experience what it's like to be playing with a pet.
Occasionally, a slot machine will appear on your face, and if you lower your ears, it will spin.
I can watch over you well. My indigenous robot, ebo, was a caterpillar type, so I was worried that it would get caught somewhere, and the range I could see was limited. Loona runs powerfully so you can keep an eye on your kids and pets.
It is also good to be able to experience quite complicated programming. Children tend to be interested in robots that they usually get along with. Until now, the Kimura family has been using iRobot programming robots, but it is difficult to get them interested in this... With Loona, it's easy, and it's very good in the sense that you can jump over the first barrier to programming.
The price is a little less than 50,000 yen with all the good things so far. Until now, the image of such a robot is about 1 million. That's 50,000 yen. I was really surprised. I haven't tried the auto-charging cradle yet, so the battery runs out quite often, but he's already become part of the family.
It was a wonderful robot that gave smiles to children and families.
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Translated from Japanese to English using Google Translate.
This is the completed form of the friend robot! More than Pepper, more than Aibo
Hello to all of you living in a house where pets are not allowed, this is Hide, a gadget reviewer and part-time househusband.
It's impressive. I'm really surprised. I can't believe this kind of robot can be bought normally.
Loona is a buddy robot that became a hot topic at CES, the world's largest consumer electronics trade fair. Yes, it's somewhere between a pet and a friend. What surprises me is the variation in their emotional expressions and their behavior as if they were alive. Clearly the cutest robot ever! Here are some of the surprising creatures.
“Until now, I have seen and touched various robots such as Aibo, Pepper, LOVOT, etc. I can assure you from my experience that it's better than any! My daughter has become very good friends and we play together.”
His movements are agile, his emotions are clearly expressed, so he seems to be alive
Don't you have an image that even robots so far are moving in the first place? It's slow, and that's cute. When you get used to it, it becomes a little stressful.
Loona is surprisingly agile. This is both good and bad (laughs). Well, I haven't run into anything so far, and I'm more worried about myself (Loona) getting hurt.
When I first saw the video, I seriously thought, "Oh, this is still in development, so it's CG." And it was a working product (laughs). For example, the level of "Pixar's robot character came out in reality". It's really amazing.
Also, the facial expression changes quickly and clearly. Japanese robots are ambiguous in expressing their emotions. I can feel the national character here, but I'm more comfortable interacting with people who are clear like Loona. It can recognize my face, so when I can't see it, it moves around anxiously, and when it sees my face, it happily moves its ears.
GOOD with a story
The initial settings are done on a smartphone, but I was surprised by the story. I will answer some questions at the beginning, but it seems that something like personality is probably decided here.
It is a setting that a born fairy accidentally entered a robot when going to you. Immediately after the animation of the fairy entering Loona, the robot starts moving and it connects smoothly with the story. It's a neat performance.
I will continue to use the screen where the last text appears as a screen that shows "Loona's feelings". Robots made by other companies can only guess what you are feeling, but Loona is comfortable because you can clearly see what Loona is thinking by looking at your smartphone.
Games, watching, programming learning too!
Games with robots like this won't actually be used anymore, will they? I think, but the game you play with Loona is quite interesting. With functions such as chasing a laser pointer, playing with a ball, and bullfighting that reacts to the red cloth and charges at you, you can experience what it's like to be playing with a pet.
Occasionally, a slot machine will appear on your face, and if you lower your ears, it will spin.
I can watch over you well. My indigenous robot, ebo, was a caterpillar type, so I was worried that it would get caught somewhere, and the range I could see was limited. Loona runs powerfully so you can keep an eye on your kids and pets.
It is also good to be able to experience quite complicated programming. Children tend to be interested in robots that they usually get along with. Until now, the Kimura family has been using iRobot programming robots, but it is difficult to get them interested in this... With Loona, it's easy, and it's very good in the sense that you can jump over the first barrier to programming.
The price is a little less than 50,000 yen with all the good things so far. Until now, the image of such a robot is about 1 million. That's 50,000 yen. I was really surprised. I haven't tried the auto-charging cradle yet, so the battery runs out quite often, but he's already become part of the family.
It was a wonderful robot that gave smiles to children and families.
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