Toyota has created a robot child for childless women

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. MOSCOW, Oct. 3 - RIA Novosti company Toyota Motor announced the creation of a child robot, dubbed Kirobo Mini; it is for childless women in Japan, where there is a record decline in the birth rate, according to Reuters .

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According to the agency, Toyota invention is intended to mitigate the effects of negative demographic trend in Japan, the leader in population aging rates among developed countries.

"He was a little unsteady, thus simulating a seated child, who has not yet fully developed the skills of coordination", - quotes agency the words of the developer Fuminori Kataoka. According Kataoka, this feature "cause emotional connection" between the robot and its owner.

Reportedly, Toyota plans to begin selling Kirobo Mini next year. Price will be 39 800 yen (392 dollars).

Creating Kirobo Mini was an important step on the way to the invention of more advanced robots that can recognize and respond to human emotions, says the Toyota.

According to Reuters, the Toyota is not the only company that develops robots children. For example, Japanese Intelligent System Co Ltd previously released Paro robot, designed to alleviate mental disorders in older Japanese people, constituting approximately one quarter of the total population.