The range of home entertainment robots is becoming increasingly diverse in Japan, with some providing emotional comfort like pets, and others serving as fashion accessories due to their cute appearance.The growing use of artificial intelligence is also helping to expand the market, widely seen as having taken off with Sony Group Corp.'s Aibo dog-like robot first released in 1999.In August, Sharp Corp. unveiled a new version of its AI-equipped interactive robot Poketomo, set for release in December. The palm-sized robot, modeled on a meerkat, is designed to speak to users in a frank and unpr…READ FULL ARTICLE