Yes it’s cute and cuddly looking and yes it vaguely resembles some video game character free from its sphereonic prison, but don’t be fooled by its exterior. This robot can literally control your life.

Designed by Japanese robotics company Raytron, Chapit aims to make future home automation easy and sugary sweet. He understands and verbally responds to you in a bizarre baby voice, clearly a baby born of Scientology. His face lights up and his legs wiggle as he nods to your every demand. Anything with an IR, bluetooth or wireless connection is fair game. He even recognizes you and senses your mood. Had a long day at work? No problem, Chapit will turn down the lights and put on your favorite movie. He exists only to make you happy.

He also exists for a hefty 200,000 YEN ($1950) in stores sometime next year. Check out video of Chapit in action after the jump.

[via Electro^Plankton]

1. Cameron says:
   March 20th, 2007 at 8:23 pm

   That voice is creepy. It would be awesome if the voice was open-source- I would use GIR’s voice from Invader Zim.

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