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More People Turn to Pet Robots to Relieve Stress

The Global Financial Crisis did a really great job at stressing people out. Last year, almost all of the world's financial leaders have downsized or have temporarily froze out some of its operations just to cope up with the financial problem.

In Japan, most people turn to Pet robots to relieve the stress born out of this financial recession. Manufacturers like Sega Toys Co. and Tomy Co., have dramatically increased their sales of up to 80% for these pet robots alone. Pet robots include robot cat Yume-Neko Venus (Dream Cat Venus), Paro, a pet robot seal, Pekkopa, an interactive potted plant robot and many more. These range of domestic robots are called Dream Pets.

Hiroshi Hirano, the sales department manager of Sega Toys Co., told media at a Toy Forum 2009 trade show in Tokyo that more and "more people are turning to Pet robots because they are cute and can soothe people."

If you don't have someone to listen to your grumbles and mumbles, get yourself a pet robot, it will help release your stress out.