#Robopet

[emo-robot-ai]

#EMO - WHAT IS YOUR STAR SIGN ?

[marcuspentzek-chinaguy]

I am thinking of adding a new AI pet to our new Chinese family home. What is the newest AI pet generation and who produces it? Preferably from a Chinese company - but if you can recommend other countries' AI pets - that's fine as well.

Looking forward to your recommendations!

[robopet-archive]

the robot pet of the day is: MicroPets (2009)

[antisocialxconstruct]

Quick update on the state of the RoboPets project!

1) I've reached out to the five winners for the sticker giveaway! I'll give everyone a few days to respond, and if anyone hasn't gotten back to me I'll redraw for that prize, but hopefully I'll get them all on their way by the end of the month.

2) The MUCH bigger update: I am actually cancelling the kickstarter LOL but for a good reason!! Someone has offered to help me with the manufacturing costs which means I no longer need to crowdfund! That also means I can offer traditional pre-orders 🎉

ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/artbyrom/shop/robopets (US shipping only) etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/artbyromshop (worldwide shipping)

Everyone who initially backed the kickstarter will be receiving a unique discount code. For everyone else, you can use the code GETPETS for 15% off until October 15th :]

[milk-sharks]

i'm entranced by him

[homoeroticgrappling]

In my head Hologram is able to emote like a 2000s robopet, so I had to do a quick little drawing to welcome him to AEW

[shunin-gumis]

Designs of Happiness - Track A10

L4mps Main Story Translation

Title: Interstellar Marriage

Characters: Muneuji, Ushio, Nagi, Netaro, Akuta

Summary: The party is in full swing after the toast. Netaro finally arrives and hands out some colorful buns, however… 

Thank you jes @arcanecrayonn and Sou @/716chr for helping me tackle Chihiro's lines! Thank you Jelly @/jellyfish_apple and Aurora @/azurecrystalz for checking over my Akuta and Kuguri lines too!

Behemoth of a chapter, hope you guys enjoy!

Location: HAMA House - Dining room

Momiji: (I’m worried about Kafka, he’s been sharing a drink with the ward mayors one after the other… There's a lot of alcohol in his system now. I remember he could barely hold his liquor when we celebrated his 20th birthday…)

Kafka: *yawn* There you are Chief~ Carry me~

Momiji: Huh!? I take my eyes off of you for a second and you’ve already gotten yourself this drunk? 

Yukikaze: He must have been very excited to see the company finally coming together. Shall I carry him instead?

Momiji: Ah… Thank you, but I should probably get Sakujiro-san to handle him. 

Momiji: (What happened in Kobe couldn’t be helped, but he’d probably sulk if he found out Yuki-nii carried him again.)

Yukikaze: Oh, but I just saw him leaving with Liguang, Kinari and Yodaka to play mahjong.

Momiji: Really, mahjong now?

Kafka: I don’t wanna~ I’m not sleeping till Netaro gets here! We’re gonna take over the world together~

Momiji: (After interviewing Netaro on Daniel’s recommendation, the two of them really hit it off.)

Momiji: (It’s nice to find a colleague you can get along with on a personal level huh, Kafka?)

Chihiro: Aww, Chii was thinkin’ of snappin’ some cute selfies with Chiefy, but looks like she’s totally busy with Prez right now~ Oh well, maybe later then.

Tao: Yeah. …? Wait, do you hear that?

Chihiro: Huh?

??: ….meat buns~ get high on our meat buns~ made fresh everyday~

Netaro: So delicious they’d drive you mad! Would you like to dig into one?

Laika: Bun! 

Chihiro: OH-EM-GEE!! These buns are, like, super duper dazzably adorbs☆ And your robopet is SO slaying that gyaru fit! Chii’s totally obsessed~♪

Tao: Oh, are you Yowa-san, from the meat bun cafe? They did say you’d be coming in late.

Netaro: Indeed, you are correct! I am Netaro Yowa, soon-to-be 18th ward mayor! I was a teensy bit delayed as I was specially preparing these new flavored meat buns, exclusively for this party! 

Chihiro: Chii’s name’s Chihiro! And this is Taotao! These mystery buns look mega delish and poppin‘~♪

Netaro: These ones over here are the “Peculiar Interstellar Marriage☆Natto-Curry Meat Buns,” and on this side are the “Bon Voyage of Laughter☆Cheesy-Shroom Meat Buns!”

Laika: Nattou~♪ Nanana~ Pipipi~

Chihiro:No way! Burstin’ into song like that, seriously, that’s just shooo freakin’ KYUTE �� Taro-ppu, can Chii like, snap some selfies with you two? Lemme post them on dazzle too, pretty pleaaase~

Netaro: Why of course, Chii~!

Tao: Crazy how they’re already on a nickname-basis… 

Chihiro: Hey cutie, d’you have fingers~? C’mon, make a heart-sign with Chii~

Tao: Don’t mind me enjoying one of these buns while you have your photoshoot. Let’s see… I think I’ll go with the cheesy mushroom bun.

Chihiro: Then Chii’s gonna go with this totes rad lookin’ natto curry bun~ Nom-nom time~♪

Tao and Chihiro: *munch*

Netaro and Laika: ….. 

Tao: Mmm…mph? Pft— Haha, hahahahahaha!! W-what’s going on, I can't stop laughing!

Chihiro: Huh!? Taotao…!?

Tao: Hahahahaahahha—! 

Chihiro: Waitwaitwait! Chii’s, like, got zero idea what’s goin’ on rn, but isn’t a Taotao mega ultra LOL moment like this is equivalent to rollin’ a SSR!? Gotta record this ASAP!!

Tao: Oh man– My stomach hurts…! 

Laika: Nattou, Giovanni, piroppu~

Chihiro: Gosh, he’s sooo cute, rollin’ on the floor like that ☆ Ugh, my maternal instincts are just overflowing right now! What is this feeling!? I’ve never felt this way before! I literally can’t stop snappin’ pics~♪

Toi: I-It’s Chii-sama…! I’m walking on the same ground as Chii-sama… Breathing in the same air…! 

Toi: Ahh… I need to express my gratitude for this miracle with a prayer! Thank you for letting me be born in the same generation as my favorite idol! 

Mashiro: Chii-sama is, without a doubt, one of the highest lifeforms to grace this planet! 

Sonia: Oh wow~ So Chii-shama is one of the ‘chosen ones’? I shee, I shee! 

Chouun: …I believe that all life is equal, but I shall refrain from commenting further. 

Momiji: Oh, Netaro-kun is finally here. Kafka’s already asleep though. 

Kuguri: Enjoying yourself, cica*?

Ten: We came over ‘cuz we didn’t get to toast together yet. Cheers to finding all the members~

Momiji: Thank you, both of you. Cheers! 

Momiji: (It’s inevitable that new bonds would be formed as more people moved into the dorms but… I have to say, Ten-kun and Kuguri-san are an odd pair, I wonder when they got so friendly with each other?)

Ten: Oh yeah, I saw Shuumai barking his head off when that meat bun guy showed up earlier.

Kuguri: Fufu, perhaps it's some wild instinct at play… Are you sure you should be letting something like that in here?

Momiji: Like ‘that’… Are you talking about Netaro-kun? Sure, he’s a little odd but, I don’t really think he’s dangerous. 

Momiji: (According to Toi-kun’s reading, Netaro-kun is someone we need to lead us to his brother. I made a promise to help him, and I plan to see it through.) 

~~~

Akuta: Mph, everythin’ looks SO super tasty I can’t stop stuffing myself!

Akuta: I’m gonna eat a lifetime’s wortha food here and now! Nobody get in my way, got it!? 

Ushio: Ugh, how many “seconds” is that already? I can barely stomach watching you let yourself go. 

Kiroku: But… Kurama… that’s your third plate… of yakisoba… too… 

Ushio: So? That has nothing to do with what I just said.

Kiroku: There’s… no need to… feel ashamed… It’s delicious… after all…. 

Ushio: Who said I was embarrassed? 

Muneuji: Hm… I’m still famished. I should go get seconds as well. 

Nanaki: I’m coming with you, I need more of this pizza— Hm?

Tao: Phew, it’s finally stopped… I laughed so hard I really thought I’d need stitches… 

Chihiro: Wha-wha-whaaa? Why’re there like, a gazillion pics of Tao in my gallery? Weeeird, it’s like I got some kinda motherly instinct takin’ over me….

Netaro: Ahaha! I may have added just a teensy bit of a secret ingredient~ Right? Laika~

Laika: Shwatch*.

Nanaki: Huh, that’s…!? 

~~~(flashback)

Netaro: “Euclidean Deconstruction - Instant Undressing Pen.” A lovely invention, if I do say so myself~

Netaro: You see, human clothing can be so… ugh. They’re too restrictive! 

Kiroku: …Where did… he…come from…?

Nanaki: No, before that, who the heck is he? How’d he get all the way here? The door’s behind us… 

Akuta: Hold up, where’s the egg?

~~~(end flashback)

Nanaki: Ah…! 

Muneuji: What’s wrong? You’re shaking like a leaf.

Nanaki: I-It’s that guy from before…!

Muneuji: ?

Muneuji: —...!

Akuta: Aw yeah, I can feel the calories already!

Muneuji: Everyone, I need your attention.

Kiroku: ?

Muneuji: The strange individual we encountered on top of the school roof after our HosLive, is here right now. The intelligence operative who took the egg with him.

Ushio: Wha!? No way… 

Nanaki: No matter which way you look at him, it’s the same guy. Can’t forget someone who looks like… that. 

Akuta: …F’real? Don’t remember the dude. 

Ushio: Yeah, didn’t expect much from someone with your brain cells, Idiotake. But… Why's he here? It doesn’t make sense. 

Ushio: Is he the 18th ward mayor? The one they said would come in late. 

Muneuji: Most likely. He must be Netaro Yowa-san. 

Nanaki: What was it again… He was from a secret operation called… Ponzu or something—

Akuta: Yorozu!

Ushio: So you remember that. 

Kiroku: The… egg is… with him…!

Ushio: What?

Kiroku: Over… there… 

Laika: Pipipi. Jijiji. Bween.

Nanaki: That’s… not the egg, right? Looks like a regular pet robot to me. 

Ushio: I agree with Panda. 

Kiroku: No… That’s… definitely… 

Muneuji: You were indeed the one who had the strongest bond with the egg. I believe in Kinugawa’s intuition.

Nanaki: Putting the egg aside, you think it’s okay for us to be near that guy?

Ushio: Who knows… He seems dangerous. We should probably keep our distance from him, unless you want to get caught up in explosions or have your clothes stripped off or something… 

Akuta: Hey so, did we meet on the school roof back in summer?

Netaro: Hm?

Ushio: What is he— Why the hell would he just march up to the guy and ask him that!?

Akuta: Well y’see, my friends over there think we’ve met before so—

Akuta: Right, guys!?

Ushio: Pretend you don’t know him… 

Nanaki: …Wait, Muneuji!?

Muneuji: Pardon me. I am the 8th ward mayor, Muneuji Kaguya. Would you perchance remember me?

Netaro: Uji, your eyes are most beautiful indeed. I can’t help but feel I’ve seen them somewhere long ago— 

Muneuji: ….. 

Netaro: But, I cannot pinpoint the memory. How about we hold our greetings now instead?

Muneuji: ….. 

Akuta: In that case, heyo, nice to meetcha! Je m’appelle Akuta, superhero at your service! 

Ushio: Muu-chan, let’s go! You, too! 

Muneuji: …I understand now. It’s because he is a member of the Yorozu.

Muneuji: Precisely because they are intelligence operatives, they blend in with society by pretending to be civilians. He must not be able to reveal his identity as he did on the roof.

Ushio: Muu-chan, what are you mumbling about?

Nanaki: So, he’s saying that he doesn’t remember us, right?

Muneuji: Indeed. If that is how he wishes to spin this tale, then we must act accordingly. We should not hinder his mission. 

Kiroku: ….. 

Ushio: Right, let’s leave it at that.

Nanaki: Hmm… Well, okay, I guess. 

Akuta: ‘Kay~ Then I don’t care either~ Let’s get back to digging into some good grub! 

Muneuji: …..

~~~

Nagi: *deep sigh*

Sonia: Are you ok, Nagi-shan? 

Nagi: Yeah… 

Sonia: I guess you’re shtill worried… 

Nagi: Yeah. At this rate… something bad is bound to happen. 

Nagi: It might be better to just go back to the shop and hand out flowers… 

Sonia: But… It’s really cold outside at this time of night… 

Nagi: It’s better that way. 

Sonia: ….. 

Nagi: Yeah. This is for the best… Let’s go back. 

Sonia: Nagi-sha–

Momiji: Oh, Nagi-kun, what are you doing all the way here?

Nagi: …urk. Um, I… 

Sonia: Y-You shee, we got a last-minute order just now…!

Nagi: That’s right. It was very sudden.

Sonia: Y-Yesh, even though we closed the store temporarily just to come to the party, geez!

Momiji: I see… got it. We’re bringing out the cake, so come back soon! 

Nagi: O-Okay, thank you. Then… 

Momiji: Take care! 

Nagi: Urk…!

If player character is female: Momiji: Huh, w-why are you suddenly clutching at your chest!?

If player character is male: Kaede: Why’re you suddenly clutching at your chest!?

Nagi: It’s nothing, um… I’ll be off, then…! 

Sonia: Are you okay!? Nagi-shan! 

Nagi: I’m okay… for now.

Nagi: But, my happiness is overflowing… This is real bad. I need to balance it… 

Nagi: …Let’s go, Sonia. Handing out flowers in the freezing cold should help water down this feeling. 

Sonia: Okay! 

Notes:

A very minor difference between Kaede and Momiji's response to Nagi, being that Momiji is more prone to stuttering when surprised, but I thought it would be good to point out for anyone interested.

Swatch is an exclamation that Ultraman uses.

Cica is how Kuguri refers to the Chief. It means kitten.

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[arealtrashact]

what inspires some of your animal picks for the album projects?

Lots of different things ! Some of them are no-brainers ; Adam Ant being an anteater. Elvis ( The King ) being a lion. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart being a wolf.

Then there are choices that just feel right to me. Like the MGMT lemurs. Being musicians who dabble in psychedelic rock, it made sense to me that they'd be exotic ( slightly trippy looking ) creatures. Hanging around jungles...eating fermented fruit...

The Daft Punk duo being a robot cat and dog was inspired by Poo-Chi and Meow-Chi robopets. Who remembers those?

MJ is a goat because that's what he is to me - The Greatest Of All Time.

In some cases I choose animals that I feel suit the artist's appearance as well as their 'sound' - Bjork being a mouse was due to both her petite stature and squeaky voice. The same goes for Till Lindemann - with his growling baritone and formidable physique, I thought an imposing German Shepherd would be a perfect fit.

I hope that gave you some insight into my choices.

[oodlefurb]

Twas a robot-filled day at the thrift store this morning.

Firstly, there were a total of five modern FurReal friends type pets that I left behind:

Along with this super cool clear blue vintage PC tower. I badly wanted to take home but knew I wouldn't actually use. I really hope it ends up in the hands of an enthusiast!

I didn't leave empty handed though! Here was my final haul:

3 zhuzhu pets - these guys came out past time and are pretty basic so I'm not that into them, but figured I should at least pick up a couple for my eventual robopet videos. The brown one kept making noise as I walked around the store, so that was fun lol

2 girly DS games - I think the Lovely Lisa game must be a port of a Licca-chan game, I'll have to do more research. But for $2 a pop they were worth it for the boxes alone lol

A bot I didn't recognize at the time but research shows is an Oogie, a sort of Furby competitor by Playmates. I always love discovering a new vintage bot I didn't know about.

And the star of the show, a Wowwee Robosapian! My brother had one of these back in the day I remember it being super cool. He sadly didn't come with the remote but if works I can maybe source one from eBay.

Also this technically doesn't count because it was from FB Marketplace and not the thrift store, but I also snagged this amazing Furby bag this morning and I'm already so obsessed lol

[kinesiumblue]

Important: do you have any pets

"Oh, none at the moment...though I'm not opposed to getting one in the future. I think they're lovely! And they help with, well..not feeling so lonely all the time."

Prism thinks to herself for a moment before she gets a notepad. "Idea: robopet. Dog, cat...bird maybe? Hmm..." She taps the pen on her chin as she gets lost in her thoughts.

[sexyballoffluffy]

Hey Aibo/ I-Cybie robopet people, I rescued this Cybie from a goodwill and we need your halp! His chip is intact, replacing his battery pack too but still needs remote and charger! If there's a somewhat decently priced way to get those that'd make Sparky and I so happy!

[sanchoyoscribbles]

I don't think I've actually designed any of the girl's animal forms aside from Mira's (which was in desperate need of a redesign..) SO. doodled them up :3 Long rambling abt them under the cut!

-Okay, hear me out. Ichigo's form does not resemble an irimote wildcat at ALL. She just looks like a black little housecat! so...These are pretty stylized and simplified versions of the animals they're infused with, too. 🤷 So if Cara might be a lot squishier, more like a boa than the more slim eastern coral snake's body that she's infused with, or Sapote's wings don't have the full patterns of a real blackburns sphinx moth (actually, just about everything about her design is SO wrong for insect anatomy but...its VERY hard to make bugs cute and fit the tmm animal designs...so she looks like. a mammal... or a stuffed animal, rather than a real moth...), or if Mira's considerably smaller than a regular wooly donkey... IF ICHIGO CAN GET AWAY WITH NOT RESEMBLING HER ANIMAL PROPERLY, SO CAN THEY.

-Aqua isn't actually infused with any cats (or animals at all) but in the event that her body is damaged severely, her consciousness can just be ported over to the little temp cat backup body until her main one is fixed. Her design was heavily inspired by those mid-2000s robopet toys!

-Sapote and Cara are obviously way smaller than Mira's donkey form, BUT blackburns sphinx moths can actually get up to 5 inch wide wingspans, so she's not like. a TINY moth, like you'd notice her, and not just bc she'd be yelling and hollering... Eastern coral snakes can get 2.5 ft long but I don't think Cara would be That Long. Mira's the size of a Baby Donkey. Aqua is Regular Cat Sized. :3

-Yes, Mira, Sapote and Cara are all Plagued By Animal Instincts and Mannerisms. (I really, really wish the og tmm went more into ALL of the girls having habits their animals have...) Sapote and Cara are more nocturnal (lots of sleeping during class for poor Cara!)

-Sapote gets cravings to Chew Fabric (okay, so, that is not something her species of moth ACTUALLY DOES, BUT ITS TOO FUNNY NOT TO INCLUDE...) and is attracted to lights, and has an AMAZING sense of navigation/direction and balance thanks to her antenna. Moths can also see ultraviolet rays, which is something she can do later and turn on and off eventually. (It comes in handy in very specific situations...)

-Cara gets Meat Cravings and wants to Hibernate When its Cold. also, yes, she CAN bite with venom. Nom. She's been seen smelling with her tongue (and..can stick her tongue out to pick up on very faint smells. At the cost of looking very silly...sometimes when shes Curious its an instinctual thing to just. stick her tongue out...)

-Mira tends to be Slow But gets incredible KICKS. she was already stubborn and a little territorial, but donkey DNA Kicks That Up. she gets random cravings for oats and grains and grasses, which. she has a bad sweet tooth too, so. Lots of Oat Based Treats. Donkeys are also herd animals, so she gets the urge to just...pull people into the team or befriend people...very magical girl protag instinct. And with that one, the urge to help groom them aka Please Let Me Braid Your Hair and Do Your Nails my Instincts Are Screaming For Me To Do This. Also...she can sleep standing up. And has Scared The Girls doing this LMAO

-Mira can speak to any animal in the equidae family (so, not horses!), and Cara can speak to any snake, BUT. Sapote can speak to any type of bug. Possibly because of how the DNA interacted with her alien DNA...? :)

[robopet-archive]

the robot pet of the day is: Rocobo (2007)

[antisocialxconstruct]

okay I know I agreed to the ~eco packaging~ where they're all just bundled together but... oh boyyyyy 😭

BUT I also got these fun little labels and cute contact cards for the packaging :3

[kaibots]

i know i havent made many original posts on this blog lately just been really wiped out by everything to do much with my furbs & other bots. but don't worry, they're all here and happy with me, on display in my apartment and brightening the place up just with their presence. i still very much love furbies and robopets and my collection of special little guys 💜💜💜💜💜