Baby robots encourage women to give birth to babies

The Kiboro Mini robot, which costs about 392 USD, is expected to reduce the problem of aging population in Japan.

On October 3, Toyota Motor Corp in Japan introduced the Kiboro Mini robot , to encourage women to give birth in a country that is aging, according to Reuters.

Fuminori Kataoka, chief engineer of the Kiboro Mini, said: "The small robot will simulate the lovely features of a child like sitting swaying, unbalanced to evoke the emotions of women, calling them to help they are up, interested in them ".

The Kiboro Mini robot is expected to reduce the tendency of Japanese women to not have children.(Photo: Reuters) .

The Kiboro Mini knows the blink of an eye, making sounds like a babbling toddler talking.

The Kiboro Mini is expected to cost 39,800 Japanese yen (about 392 USD). The product also comes with a small cradle for the women to bring Kiboro Mini with them.

Kiboro Mini will join the robot family with humans, besides the Jibo designed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology like a rotating lamp, or the small Paro robot of Intelligent System Co Ltd capable of supporting treatment. dementia in the elderly.

Toyota wants to exploit the crisis in demographic trends in Japan. Although there was no war, hunger or disease, the birth rate in Japan was reduced because women did not want to become pregnant.

About a quarter of the Japanese population is over 65 years of age, placing a burden of well-being as well as social services in this country.

The sharp increase in the number of migrant workers entering Japan also made the population older. The Japanese government hopes that the robot industry will supplement and rejuvenate the population.

Japan is the most densely populated country in the world.(Photo: Reuters).

According to the International Robot Federation, Japan is the world's leading industrial robot user. For every 100,000 employees, 314 robots are used.

Thanks to the ever-growing technology, robots are also increasingly interacting better with people. They started leaving the factory to be present more everywhere like offices, shops, hospitals .

Fuminori Kataoka also said that these robots are the initial method to better recognize people's signals and emotions. In addition, Toyota is promoting the development of artificial intelligence that can drive itself.