Chonnam National University's robot research laboratory in Korea has developed a new kind of robotic plant. While plants with metal innards aren't anything new, the developers of this plant claim that theirs "has various new kinetic and electronic functions." This robotic plant with a stem and five flowers stands 4 ¼ feet tall and measures almost 16 inches in diameter.

The plant is designed to react to different stimuli--switch on the lights and the flower buds bloom and close repeatedly, approach it and it bends its stem towards you with its buds blooming, play music and it actually dances. It even greets people like a pet every time it perceives human voice nearby. Aside from physically reacting to stimuli, the plant can emit oxygen, aroma, and moisture like its real-life counterparts do. I don't think this robotic plant available for retail yet, but when it is, sign me up--it's perfect for people who can't take care of plants even if their lives depend on it like me.