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Interview with Mi Yan Perfect Robot is a speculative illustration project inspired by the rise of single-person households and the growing emotional needs of modern life. Through fictional advertisements and imagined companion robots, I explore how companionship may evolve as people increasingly seek comfort, intimacy, and emotional support in new forms. Although the project imagines a future shaped by robotics, it is ultimately about human loneliness and the enduring need fo

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