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Mia English mode now has a “Friendly” personality! Positive and energetic phrases

A cheerful and positive “Friendly” version of the English mode for the cat-shaped robot Mia is now available! It is full of phrases that will energize your daily life. It is also recommended for English learning and as a therapeutic item.
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[New function] Multiple devices can now be registered and named.

The Mia app has been updated! You can now manage multiple Mias with a single account. Nickname settings and individual settings for each device are also supported. To use these convenient new features, you need to update to the latest version of the app (1.10.1).
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How to initialize the Mia device

If your Mia cat robot stops talking or its eyes don’t move, and restarting doesn’t help, try initializing the device. You’ll need a Phillips screwdriver to open the unit and follow steps to enter Safe Mode. Easy-to-follow for beginners.
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Wi-Fi connection via ESP Touch app

If Wi-Fi connection fails in the Mia app, the following screen will appear. If you're unable to connect to Wi-Fi after multiple attempts, please tap the "If Wi-Fi connection fails repeatedly" button. Then, a button labeled "How to connect Wi-Fi using ESP Touch app" will appear.
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[New feature] A mute function has been added.

The mute function has now been added to Mia. What is the mute function? This feature allows Mia to stop talking even dur...
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Mia can be made into a built-in battery with a lithium-ion battery.

Introduction. Mia, currently in beta release, is rechargeable, but it can be disassembled and fitted with lithium-4 batt...
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The story of over 100 different eye designs that were tried and tested with Figma.

Mia is characterised (we think) by her cute eye movements and her rich eye expressions of joy, anger and sadness when her head is stroked, and we would like to describe the story of how we created over 100 different rich eye expressions using Figma through trial and error. In the future, we would like to extend this eye design so that it can also be created by the user.
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The story of how JLCPCB created a board and chassis and turned PDCA as quickly as possible in hardware development.

Mia, which is currently 100 units and in beta release, was created using JLCPCB for both the enclosure and the board. This article describes how we developed the PCB and the enclosure and ran the PDCA as quickly as possible. The actual order history shows that in the year 2023 alone, a total of more than 10 orders for board improvements were placed.
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Until Mia’s design was completed: with an eye toward mass production

In the early days, I used a 3D printer to print the design of Mia's body through trial and error, but it didn't turn out to be a pretty design, and I felt I had reached my limits along the way. In this interview, we asked Mr Inada what he was particular about when designing Mia, and how he designed the chassis with mass production in mind.
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Struggled with designing a full-scale electronic circuit for the first time

Hello everyone. Mia, this is Yoshinaga, the developer. In a previous article here, I described the impetus for the devel...
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