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Pet robot ‘Familiar’ adapts to human behaviour
Updated On: 06 May, 2026 08:35 AM IST | Texas | Agencies
‘Familiar’, a four-legged pet robot, is designed to engage with users through adaptive behaviour. Equipped with sensors, cameras, and microphones, it interprets surroundings in real time to evolve interactions and respond to human touch and actions

‘Familiar’ robot companion. PIC COURTESY/Familiar Machines & Magic
‘Familiar’ is a four-legged robot designed to engage with people. It features 23 degrees of freedom for expressive movement and a touch-sensitive outer layer, along with cameras and microphones.
These help the robot interpret surroundings in real time to create behaviour that evolves with interactions.
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