Panasonic Nicobo

This companion robot helps relieve stress by relieving itself. $423 | makuake.com/project/nicobo/

While we can’t say we’ve encountered a companion robot that actually makes a whole lot of sense, Nicobo from Panasonic has to be one of the most ridiculous devices we’ve ever encountered. The comedians at JapanToday described Nicobo as a “robot with a strong personality’, which is one way to introduce this farting sock robot.

Apart from doing its best to turn your quarantine safe space into a Dutch oven, Nicobo will also mimic any Japanese you say to it in a convincing childlike AI voice or simply talk in its own made up language it calls MOCO.