Nissan Motor Co. shows a prototype of a robotic puppet that it jointly developed with baby goods retailer Akachan Honpo Co. to the media in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2024. A function to prevent children being left in vehicles by sending an alert to the user's smartphone has been added to the baby soothing Iruyo robot. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
 

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