Pixel Hugs
Pixel Hugs is a planned series of interactive figures of dogs by Eolo. Not much is known about them, currently.
An application for the trademark was filed on the 21st of November, 2023. Eolo currently has a picture of CGI models of them on their website, with text that says 'Coming Soon'.
Appearance
From 3D models of them depict them as dogs with legs, arms, and a head that are shaped like rectangular cubes. Their paw pads look like they are made up of pixels, and they wear collars with a bone-shaped charm. They also have a pair of eyebrows and a small, rectangular muzzle with a rectangular nose and a red, little tongue that pokes out.
Functions
Other than being able to change eye expressions to let you know how they feel, not much is known for now about what they can do. A portion of a demo video featuring CGI models in the company's 2024 showreel shows one tilting its head to the left and right very slowly, and being fed a bone.
Eolo describes them as "The next innovative robotic trend," and a PDF by Toy World Magazine called "Nuremburg Preview", referred to them as "the only robotic dog in the market that is fully soft, with no internal hard plastics." (page 48)
Here is an extract taken from the same page:
"In the electronic plush category, Furry Tails and Pixel Hugs are expected to be a great success... Pixel Hugs, one of the company's latest developments, is a new revolution in electronic plush toys. The company says that it is the only robotic dog in the market that is fully soft, with no internal hard plastics. Other key brands in the plush segment, like Sprint, Glowies and Party Pets, will be on show at Eolo Toys' booth."
This extract refers to the Nuremburg Toy Fair.
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