My late grandfather owned a chicken coop, which regularly produced a few dozen yellow, fluffy chicks every year or so. If you’ve ever had the opportunity to spend much time around baby chickens, you’ll notice a few things:
Cuddly? Check. Yellow? Check. Cute? Check. Prone to crap on everything in sight and make a mess of your easter clothes? Unfortunately, a smelly check there as well.
Now Japanese toy maker Sega has developed a range of robotic baby chickens that remove the messy bits and retain the furry, cuddly parts of these popular critters. According to Reuters, the little gadgets will wiggle their wings and peep when stroked. They don’t do much else, but it’s obvious that the appeal of fuzzy little robots endures. Check out some additional Reuters photos and some video as well. (Source: Reuters) – [Jeff James]
