Best known for its Qooba cat pillow, Yukai Engineering has made a name for itself with some of the strangest little robots around. Who could forget, for example, Amagami Ham Ham, whose sole purpose is to gnaw on fingers, offering a somewhat pleasing sensation. At CES 2025, Yukai unveiled its latest, Mirumi, and it follows in those furry footsteps.The little robot is, in essence, a furball that mounts to a purse, delight[ting] bystanders as it spontaneously turns its head to steal a glance at a nearby person. Much like Ham Hams finger munching, Yukai found inspiration in the form of infants.Image Credits:Yukai EngineeringDesigned to re-create peoples joyful experiences of noticing a human baby as he/she tries to interact with them, the company writes, Mirumi moves its head in several different ways to express its curiosity, bashfulness and other baby-like qualities and emotions.The firm says the product was dreamt up during an in-house Make-a-Thon. Its genesis is the Yokai: mischievous supernatural spirits found in Japanese folklore.Image Credits:Yukai EngineeringThe bot scans its surroundings, using a combination of motion and proximity sensing, as well as taps and movement of the bag onto which it is mounted. Yukai describes the different modes:Curiosity: Looks around once the bag begins to move Inquisitiveness: Turns its head to look at a detected person or objectBashfulness & Cautiousness: Turns back its head to hide the face when a person/object suddenly appears or when being tapped on the bodyRejection: Shakes its head to say no when jiggledComfort: Turn its head to look around again when remaining uninterrupted for a while