Cattech is a way of organizing the universe so that man doesn’t have to experience cats.
— Max Kopjes
(Qoobo, a robot cat, designed to deliver a calming therapeutic effect for cat lovers who can’t have a real pet. The home robot targets the elderly, kids, and hardworking salarymen pressed for time. Unlike real children or pets, they have off switches and don’t need constant attention, dog food, or cat litter. | Japan, 2018 | photo: Shizuo Kambayashi)