Inside Yukai's Tokyo workshop
mirumi is made by Yukai Engineering, a robotics studio in Tokyo. If you've met a small robot that exists to keep you company rather than to do a job, there's a good chance Yukai made it.
Who is Yukai Engineering? A Japanese studio that has spent more than a decade on a single, unusual idea: robots as companions, not tools. Their work is known for warmth over utility — machines designed to be held, not operated. mirumi is the smallest of that family, and the one built to travel.
How mirumi is made. Under the custom Japanese faux fur is a small, considered piece of engineering, tuned so its movements feel like moods rather than functions. It registers sound and movement, so its eyes drift and settle. It responds to touch, so it looks away when startled and leans in when petted. The fur is chosen and finished to be stroked — soft enough that petting it feels like the point, because it is.
None of it needs an app or an account. It charges over USB-C — around eight hours of company from a full charge — and is designed for ages 15 and up.
Why it reaches the UK through us. mirumi is a Tokyo creation. We are its official home in the United Kingdom — the single place it arrives, first at Harrods and then at mirumi.london. Everything sold here is the genuine article, brought over with care and backed by UK warranty and support. Where there's a phenomenon there are copies; this is where you find the real one.
Meet mirumi at Harrods from 20 July, or reserve yours now at . More on .