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Ropet is the cute-as-hell emotional robot at CES 2025 that the modern Furby wishes it could be
Ropet is a robot with a customizable appearance, emotional reactions and optional ChatGPT integration.
Its little button nose is a camera that it uses for face and object recognition; Ropet can identify and bond more closely with its owner, but it will remember other people too. We’re at the point of CES week where we’re all running on fumes, and Ropet brought unexpected childlike glee to this burnt-out gremlin for a few minutes. Ropet looks kind of like a fluffy baby seal — but not realistic enough to dip into uncanny valley territory — and its body gives off heat to simulate the feeling of holding a living creature.
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