What is animal robot?

1. Introduction “Animal robot” is a new category of robots that differs from traditional robots both in structure and principles and refers to a creature having both organic and mechatronic parts that utilize a bio-machine interface and simulator; the concept of animal robots emerged in the 2000s ( Chapin et al., 2002; Knight, 2005 ).

What are robotic pets?

Robotic pets are artificially intelligent machines that are made to resemble actual pets. While the first robotic pets produced in the late 1990s, were not too advanced, they have since grown technologically.

How effective is a robotic pet?

Since the effectiveness of a robotic pet depends heavily on how much consumers see it as a real animal, multiple studies have been done comparing robotic pets to other things, such as live animals and inanimate objects (toys). The studies often focus on whether the robot / animal / toy is seen to have the following characteristics: Can it eat?