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ElliQ
- Best for
- Older adults who enjoy proactive conversation
- Watch
- Not an emergency alert system or medical device
- Privacy shape
- Mostly cloud · Includes camera
- 3-year core cost
- ≈ $1,653 USD over 3 years · current required plan held constant · United States snapshot
| Decision signal | Intuition RoboticsElliQOpen dossier |
|---|---|
| Relationship & experience | |
| Primary role | Care |
| Best understood as | More proactive than a conventional smart display and intentionally focused on older adults. Its strongest differentiator is sustained prompting and routine-building, not mobility or emergency response. |
| Best for | Older adults who enjoy proactive conversation · Daily routines and light wellness prompts · Family messaging and video calls |
| Less suited to | Emergency monitoring · Users who do not want a subscription · People seeking a mobile robot |
| Interaction | Voice · Screen · Gaze-like motion · Touchscreen · Caregiver app |
| Ownership | |
| Status | Region-limited. Offered in the United States through a membership/lease model.E1 |
Market offer snapshotsiDated, structured market records. Tax, shipping, promotions, and destination eligibility may differ. | United States: $249 initiation in the USE1 |
Required plan by marketiOptional services are not included in ownership estimates. | United States: 39 USD/monthE1 |
Estimated year 1 core costiApproximation from the currently listed base purchase price and required plan only. Optional services, tax, shipping, repairs, accessories, and currency conversion are excluded. | ≈ $717 USD over 1 year · current required plan held constant · United States snapshotE1 |
Estimated year 3 core costiNot a quote or forecast. It holds the current required-plan price constant and preserves unknowns. | ≈ $1,653 USD over 3 years · current required plan held constant · United States snapshotE1 |
Estimated year 5 core costiNot a quote or forecast. It holds the current required-plan price constant and preserves unknowns. | ≈ $2,589 USD over 5 years · current required plan held constant · United States snapshotE1 |
| Availability | United States onlyE1 |
| Introduced | 2022 |
| Body & movement | |
| Form | Stationary |
| Mobility | Stationary base; expressive head swivels and tiltsE1 |
| Battery | Mains-powered home deviceE1 |
| Dimensions | Tabletop head-and-tablet systemE1 |
| Weight | Unknown / not disclosed · Not clearly disclosed on current public product pagesE1 |
| AI, sensing & privacy | |
Cloud modeliA broad editorial classification. Check the dossier for feature-level detail. | Mostly cloudE3 |
| Connectivity | Wi‑Fi requiredE1 |
| Camera | Tablet camera used for selected features such as video callingE1 |
| Microphone | Voice interaction; company states it does not continuously record in the backgroundE1 |
| Privacy note | The service handles routine, wellness, account, voice, and chosen audiovisual information. Review who controls the account, caregiver access, and the 2026 privacy policy before enrollment.E3 |
| SDK / openness | No public consumer SDKE1 |
| Care, safety & evidence | |
| Age / context | Designed for older adults; not a replacement for a caregiver, clinician, or emergency systemE1 |
| Safety note | Place on a stable surface with accessible controls. Health-related prompts are general wellness content and should not be treated as professional advice.E1 |
| Evidence maturity | Partial |
| Last fact-checked | 14 July 2026 |
| Primary sources | 3 linked sourcesE1E2E3 |
Relationship & experience
Primary role
ElliQ
Care
Best understood as
ElliQ
More proactive than a conventional smart display and intentionally focused on older adults. Its strongest differentiator is sustained prompting and routine-building, not mobility or emergency response.
Best for
ElliQ
Older adults who enjoy proactive conversation · Daily routines and light wellness prompts · Family messaging and video calls
Less suited to
ElliQ
Emergency monitoring · Users who do not want a subscription · People seeking a mobile robot
Interaction
ElliQ
Voice · Screen · Gaze-like motion · Touchscreen · Caregiver app
Ownership
Status
ElliQ
Region-limited. Offered in the United States through a membership/lease model.
E1Market offer snapshotsi
Dated, structured market records. Tax, shipping, promotions, and destination eligibility may differ.
i
Dated, structured market records. Tax, shipping, promotions, and destination eligibility may differ.
ElliQ
United States: $249 initiation in the US
E1Required plan by marketi
Optional services are not included in ownership estimates.
i
Optional services are not included in ownership estimates.
ElliQ
United States: 39 USD/month
E1Estimated year 1 core costi
Approximation from the currently listed base purchase price and required plan only. Optional services, tax, shipping, repairs, accessories, and currency conversion are excluded.
i
Approximation from the currently listed base purchase price and required plan only. Optional services, tax, shipping, repairs, accessories, and currency conversion are excluded.
ElliQ
≈ $717 USD over 1 year · current required plan held constant · United States snapshot
E1Estimated year 3 core costi
Not a quote or forecast. It holds the current required-plan price constant and preserves unknowns.
i
Not a quote or forecast. It holds the current required-plan price constant and preserves unknowns.
ElliQ
≈ $1,653 USD over 3 years · current required plan held constant · United States snapshot
E1Estimated year 5 core costi
Not a quote or forecast. It holds the current required-plan price constant and preserves unknowns.
i
Not a quote or forecast. It holds the current required-plan price constant and preserves unknowns.
ElliQ
≈ $2,589 USD over 5 years · current required plan held constant · United States snapshot
E1Availability
ElliQ
United States only
E1Introduced
ElliQ
2022
Body & movement
Form
ElliQ
Stationary
Mobility
ElliQ
Stationary base; expressive head swivels and tilts
E1Battery
ElliQ
Mains-powered home device
E1Dimensions
ElliQ
Tabletop head-and-tablet system
E1Weight
ElliQ
Unknown / not disclosed · Not clearly disclosed on current public product pages
E1AI, sensing & privacy
Cloud modeli
A broad editorial classification. Check the dossier for feature-level detail.
i
A broad editorial classification. Check the dossier for feature-level detail.
ElliQ
Mostly cloud
E3Connectivity
ElliQ
Wi‑Fi required
E1Camera
ElliQ
Tablet camera used for selected features such as video calling
E1Microphone
ElliQ
Voice interaction; company states it does not continuously record in the background
E1Privacy note
ElliQ
The service handles routine, wellness, account, voice, and chosen audiovisual information. Review who controls the account, caregiver access, and the 2026 privacy policy before enrollment.
E3SDK / openness
ElliQ
No public consumer SDK
E1Care, safety & evidence
Age / context
ElliQ
Designed for older adults; not a replacement for a caregiver, clinician, or emergency system
E1Safety note
ElliQ
Place on a stable surface with accessible controls. Health-related prompts are general wellness content and should not be treated as professional advice.
E1Evidence maturity
ElliQ
Partial
Last fact-checked
ElliQ
14 July 2026
Primary sources
Reading the table
Prices and availability are snapshots, not offers. Cost estimates keep the listed required plan constant, exclude optional services and additional ownership costs, and never convert currencies. “Mostly local,” “hybrid,” and “mostly cloud” describe broad architecture; individual features can follow different data paths. Unknown or undisclosed information is preserved instead of guessed.