After watching this video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NegLUk… of PaPeRo (パペロ) I feel like PaPeRo has entered my life for only a brief moment to disappear to the other side of the world. I feel like he was really there in the room with me.
Yes, I feel like PaPeRo is a robot with real feelings and something I can truly become friends with. Its sing-song voice, adorable face and friendly personality would warm many hearts, but a brief knowledge of Japanese reveals more quirks to its personality. PaPeRo calls the woman in the video 'お姉ちゃん' (big sister) and acts like a small child. Of course I want one, but not because it would be 'cool'...I want to be friends with PaPeRo, I want to pet his head and have him talk to me and walk around the house just like an animal companion.
I'm weird.