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@zivzulander
July 12, 2026 at 8:38 am
Obviously, I’m gonna need a ghost one 👻
@catoftruth1044
July 12, 2026 at 9:09 am
i’d buy it still even without ai
@FiftyTRoadGardenCottag
July 12, 2026 at 9:18 am
A pet watching bot sounds like a good idea
@GinGer-u9t
July 12, 2026 at 9:26 am
Obviously, I’m gonna need a ghost one 👻 ..
@SchrogindersGreed
July 12, 2026 at 9:57 am
flying Batmax?
@strongbelieveroftheholybible
July 12, 2026 at 10:05 am
We are close to end times! Robots wanna take over !!! Lord Jesus Christ is coming soon🙏🏼❤️🕊Repent, believe in the Gospel, Be Born Again
@N1CO-NINTENDUDE
July 12, 2026 at 10:10 am
That’s just a helium ballon bruh……
@MiyuruWeerarathna
July 12, 2026 at 11:57 am
Reminded me of big hero 5.
@TrainerAshNZ
July 12, 2026 at 10:37 pm
I can only de-activate if you say that you are satisfied with my care. Or I pop on something sharp.
@KeithBarnett
July 12, 2026 at 12:32 pm
The only real use for the ballon is indoor advertisement.
@Mr.Adkins82
July 12, 2026 at 12:55 pm
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@KeithBarnett
July 12, 2026 at 12:35 pm
Using these for Mental support you need Mental help.
@Mr.Adkins82
July 12, 2026 at 12:59 pm
1:37 yeah we’ve seen plenty of movies about robots that are meant to make emotional connections. Subservience, Accused, Ex Machina, A.I., iRobot, etc.
@austin.england
July 12, 2026 at 6:59 pm
Flubber
@Grian91J
July 13, 2026 at 5:51 am
I doubt it has AGI, it is not aware enough for connections just a drone. You cannot bond with LLMs either btw, they are just parrots of programming, deep learning algorithms
@MyYoutubesChannel
July 12, 2026 at 1:55 pm
Lets be real dudes just want bang bots.
@stratos7755
July 12, 2026 at 2:14 pm
I remember wanting an RC toy shark balloon when I was a kid. It worked practically the same way as this does, just RC-controlled. That was 20 years ago…
@owenloh9300
July 12, 2026 at 3:02 pm
This video has different titles showing for different viewers
Different people are being shown different titles on this one — right now it’s roughly:
• “These Robot Companions Are Lighter Than Air” — about 90% of viewers
• “Meet Soft Flying Robots Inspired by Disney, Studio Ghibli and Pokemon” — about 10% of viewers
@owenloh9300
July 12, 2026 at 3:02 pm
This video has different titles showing for different viewers
Different people are being shown different titles on this one — right now it’s roughly:
• “Meet Soft Flying Robots Inspired by Disney, Studio Ghibli and Pokemon” — about 100% of viewers
It was also testing “These Robot Companions Are Lighter Than Air” earlier on.
@sassymonkey
July 12, 2026 at 4:06 pm
I hope it can self-dock for recharging batteries and helium. Maybe it’ll be useful if users also have a dedicated heavy humanoid bot to keep it charged and floating! 😂 Not sure how I feel about a bot handling helium in my house though. Maybe the helium tank is a bot itself that ensures the humanoid bot doesn’t do something dangerous when refilling the floating bot… Hmmm, futuristic bot slippery sloped is unlocked!
@DariusRoland
July 12, 2026 at 4:35 pm
So they made Baymax from Big Hero 6. Kinda.
@_JellyWalker
July 12, 2026 at 7:19 pm
I would love to have a floating robot whale friend.
@o_o825
July 13, 2026 at 4:34 am
To gently boop me awake!
@hikalox
July 12, 2026 at 9:35 pm
There may also be a demand for robots specifically designed for providing comfort and relaxation.
@miibocs
July 12, 2026 at 11:25 pm
My dreams have come true I always wanted floating garbage in my house.
@jkstl70
July 13, 2026 at 12:53 am
neat
@Joseph-xe6yl
July 13, 2026 at 5:57 am
I prefer real doggies. Come on man, it’s a balloon.
@manelmoreno8247
July 13, 2026 at 6:11 am
who created this doesnt matter ?
@AnticancerSmart
July 13, 2026 at 8:13 pm
Interesting.