Review: Casio's $429 AI Pet Moflin Fails to Deliver Calm Companionship
By
Robert Hart
The bagel they save for the regulars. Don't skim, savour.
Summary
The article is a personal review and critique of Casio's AI-powered pet robot called Moflin. The author, who seems like the target demographic for such a product (wants pet companionship but can't own a real pet due to lifestyle constraints), expresses intense dislike for the $429 device. Despite its cute appearance, the author finds Moflin annoying and frustrating, describing it as a "robot nuisance" that fails to deliver on its promise of providing calm companionship. The piece explores the disconnect between the marketing promises of AI pets and the reality of living with them.
Key quotes
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The fuzzy, guinea-pig-adjacent puffball fits snugly in the palm of my hand. It's undeniably cute, in a weird kind of way, but the second it starts to squeak or twitch, I am hit with an overwhelming desire to hurl it as far as I can.
My antipathy surprises me. By any metric, I am the exact kind of person Moflin was made for: I long for the companionship of a pet, but can't own one thanks to a mixture of lifestyle, allergies, a small London flat, and a broadly irresponsible tem
Casio's $429 Moflin promised me calm. I got a supposedly lovable robot nuisance.
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