Net-Enabled Robovie MR2 Is a Gigantic Leap Forward in Cuteness

Robots. Love 'em or fear 'em, they're coming. But even the stodgiest metalphobe is sure to find a small place in his heart for Robovie MR2: The little tyke's just precious.

Robovie MR2 is a product of Japan's Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute, and he's designed to be a desk-bound device, mainly: Standing just 30cm tall and weighing a mere 2-kg he'd possibly come a-cropper if he were to roam around at floor-level. He's a sort of advanced desk toy then, perhaps in the mold of the...