(Mainichi) Feb. 3, 2009–
….The baby-faced instrument is a sphere 15 centimeters in diameter and has eyes and a nose. The instrument sucks in the same air people breathe and, depending on the amount of pollen in the air, its eyes turn white, blue, yellow or red. If the airborne pollen count exceeds 300 in a single day, the robot’s eyes will turn purple. The entire face of the robot also appears to be different colors depending on what angle it’s at….This year, the airborne pollen count in Eastern Japan is predicted to be somewhat high, as it was last year. Pollen counts are expected to be high in Western Japan, and low in the north of the country.