<div id="readability-page-1"><figure> <img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/258209_Mirumi_AI_robot_AKrales_0125.jpg/query-Y3JvcD0wLDAsMTAwLDEwMCZxdWFsaXR5PTkwJnN0cmlwPWFsbA?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="2700" height="1800" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/258209_Mirumi_AI_robot_AKrales_0125.jpg/query-Y3JvcD0wLDAsMTAwLDEwMCZxdWFsaXR5PTkwJnN0cmlwPWFsbA"/> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. Optimizer arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 10AM ET. Opt in for Optimizer here. Unboxing Mirumi is like traveling back in time. It's late 2025 when it arrives on my doorstep in a box that looks like a shopping bag. Inside sits a fluffy pink robot with an owlish face and surprisingly strong slothlike arms. It's soft to the touch, and then suddenly, I'm transported back to Tokyo, Japan, in 2011. I'm a lowly editorial assistant at an Englis … Read the full story at The Verge.</div>

The article discusses the Optimizer newsletter by Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song, which focuses on innovative gadgets. It features an unboxing experience of a fluffy pink robot named Mirumi, evoking nostalgia for Tokyo in 2011. The newsletter is sent every Friday at 10AM ET, inviting readers to subscribe for insights on life-changing technology.

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