Available
Partial01aibo ERS-1000
The premium robotic dog with a cloud-grown personality.
Animal-inspiredMostly cloudPlan
- From
- $3,199.99 US, including the initial 3-year AI Cloud Plan
- Best for
- Expressive pet-like companionship
Independent field guideFeatured dossier reviewed Jul 14, 2026
Robots,
understood.
A clear-eyed guide to robots built for companionship—what they do, what they cost, where they’re sold, how they handle your data, and who they’re actually for.
- 14
- curated dossiers
- 42
- source records
- 53
- expanded records
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Multimodal sensing
Warm body design
GROOVE X · JapanLOVOT 3.0
Read the dossier A warm, needy home companion designed to be cared for.
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Start with the decision
Three useful ways in.
No leaderboard and no one-size-fits-all winner. Choose the tool that matches the decision you are making.
01
Browse the field guideSee every trade-off.
Filter the curated dossiers by relationship, region, cost, cloud dependence, and evidence maturity.
Browse robot guide02
Get a purchase-safe shortlistFind your fit.
Start with country, budget, accessibility, privacy, and recurring-cost limits—not a personality quiz.
Use the Finder03
Put signals side by sideCompare what matters.
Review availability, ownership cost, privacy, offline resilience, and evidence without a mystery score.
Open CompareEditor’s starting points
View all 14 dossiers Four different kinds of companion.
Region-limited
Partial02LOVOT 3.0
A warm, needy home companion designed to be cared for.
WheeledHybridPlan
- From
- ¥577,500 in Japan
- Best for
- Tactile, expressive companionship
Available
Partial03Moflin
A handheld fur companion whose simulated emotions evolve locally.
HandheldMostly localPlan
- From
- $429 US / ¥59,400 Japan
- Best for
- Calm tactile interaction
Region-limited
Partial04ElliQ
A proactive conversational presence designed with older adults.
StationaryMostly cloudPlan
- From
- $249 initiation in the US
- Best for
- Older adults who enjoy proactive conversation
Evidence before enthusiasm
The uncertainty is part of the answer.
Claims retain their source, region, model, and review date. Manufacturer documentation establishes what a maker publishes; it does not automatically prove real-world outcomes.
- 42
- source records across curated dossiers
- 4/14
- dossiers with independent or research context
- 53
- broader records, clearly separated from curated dossiers
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