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These are editorial orientation signals. Source-linked specifications and the full context follow below.

Consequential Robotics

MiRo‑E

Best for
Understanding social-robot research platforms
Watch
No longer available for new purchase
Privacy shape
Hybrid · Includes camera
3-year core cost
Unknown — current purchase amount is not captured · Global snapshot
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Relationship & experience
Primary roleResearch
Best understood asAn important social-robotics platform rather than a current consumer recommendation. Existing institutions should plan around cloud closure and document their own privacy, recording, and maintenance practices.
Best forUnderstanding social-robot research platforms · Existing institutional owners · Historical comparison
Less suited toNew purchases · Supported new cloud deployments · Turnkey consumer companionship
InteractionProgramming · Touch · Vision · Voice/audio · Movement
Ownership
StatusDiscontinued. Sold out since July 2025; new MiRoCloud customers are not being accepted.MR1MR2
Market offer snapshots
i
Dated, structured market records. Tax, shipping, promotions, and destination eligibility may differ.
Global: No longer soldMR1MR2
Required plan by market
i
Optional services are not included in ownership estimates.
Global: Required-plan status not clearly disclosedMR1MR2
Estimated year 1 core cost
i
Approximation from the currently listed base purchase price and required plan only. Optional services, tax, shipping, repairs, accessories, and currency conversion are excluded.
Unknown / not disclosed · Unknown — current purchase amount is not captured · Global snapshotMR1MR2
Estimated year 3 core cost
i
Not a quote or forecast. It holds the current required-plan price constant and preserves unknowns.
Unknown / not disclosed · Unknown — current purchase amount is not captured · Global snapshotMR1MR2
Estimated year 5 core cost
i
Not a quote or forecast. It holds the current required-plan price constant and preserves unknowns.
Unknown / not disclosed · Unknown — current purchase amount is not captured · Global snapshotMR1MR2
AvailabilitySold out / archival entryMR1MR2
Introduced2019
Body & movement
FormAnimal-inspired
MobilityDifferential-wheel base; 11 degrees of freedom across expressive bodyMR3
BatteryRechargeable; existing owners should consult retained documentationMR3
DimensionsApprox. 550 × 220 × 300 mmMR3
WeightApprox. 2.8 kgMR3
AI, sensing & privacy
Cloud model
i
A broad editorial classification. Check the dossier for feature-level detail.
HybridMR3
ConnectivityWi‑Fi, Bluetooth, and deployment-specific research stackMR3
CameraDual camerasMR3
MicrophoneFour microphonesMR3
Privacy noteCameras, microphones, Wi‑Fi, and Bluetooth make privacy deployment-specific. Institutions must define recording, retention, cloud, access, and consent controls.MR3
SDK / opennessROS, Python, C++, and Blockly tools were core to the platformMR3
Care, safety & evidence
Age / contextResearch/education platform; institutional risk assessment appliesMR3
Safety noteExisting deployments should retain manuals, software, spare-part plans, and offline fallbacks as official service availability contracts.MR3
Evidence maturityPartial
Last fact-checked14 July 2026
Primary sources3 linked sourcesMR1MR2MR3
Consequential RoboticsMiRo‑E

Relationship & experience

Primary role

MiRo‑E

Research

Best understood as

MiRo‑E

An important social-robotics platform rather than a current consumer recommendation. Existing institutions should plan around cloud closure and document their own privacy, recording, and maintenance practices.

Best for

MiRo‑E

Understanding social-robot research platforms · Existing institutional owners · Historical comparison

Less suited to

MiRo‑E

New purchases · Supported new cloud deployments · Turnkey consumer companionship

Interaction

MiRo‑E

Programming · Touch · Vision · Voice/audio · Movement

Ownership

Status

MiRo‑E

Discontinued. Sold out since July 2025; new MiRoCloud customers are not being accepted.

MR1MR2

Market offer snapshots
i
Dated, structured market records. Tax, shipping, promotions, and destination eligibility may differ.

MiRo‑E

Global: No longer sold

MR1MR2

Required plan by market
i
Optional services are not included in ownership estimates.

MiRo‑E

Global: Required-plan status not clearly disclosed

MR1MR2

Estimated year 1 core cost
i
Approximation from the currently listed base purchase price and required plan only. Optional services, tax, shipping, repairs, accessories, and currency conversion are excluded.

MiRo‑E

Unknown / not disclosed · Unknown — current purchase amount is not captured · Global snapshot

MR1MR2

Estimated year 3 core cost
i
Not a quote or forecast. It holds the current required-plan price constant and preserves unknowns.

MiRo‑E

Unknown / not disclosed · Unknown — current purchase amount is not captured · Global snapshot

MR1MR2

Estimated year 5 core cost
i
Not a quote or forecast. It holds the current required-plan price constant and preserves unknowns.

MiRo‑E

Unknown / not disclosed · Unknown — current purchase amount is not captured · Global snapshot

MR1MR2

Availability

MiRo‑E

Sold out / archival entry

MR1MR2

Introduced

MiRo‑E

2019

Body & movement

Form

MiRo‑E

Animal-inspired

Mobility

MiRo‑E

Differential-wheel base; 11 degrees of freedom across expressive body

MR3

Battery

MiRo‑E

Rechargeable; existing owners should consult retained documentation

MR3

Dimensions

MiRo‑E

Approx. 550 × 220 × 300 mm

MR3

Weight

MiRo‑E

Approx. 2.8 kg

MR3

AI, sensing & privacy

Cloud model
i
A broad editorial classification. Check the dossier for feature-level detail.

MiRo‑E

Hybrid

MR3

Connectivity

MiRo‑E

Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, and deployment-specific research stack

MR3

Camera

MiRo‑E

Dual cameras

MR3

Microphone

MiRo‑E

Four microphones

MR3

Privacy note

MiRo‑E

Cameras, microphones, Wi‑Fi, and Bluetooth make privacy deployment-specific. Institutions must define recording, retention, cloud, access, and consent controls.

MR3

SDK / openness

MiRo‑E

ROS, Python, C++, and Blockly tools were core to the platform

MR3

Care, safety & evidence

Age / context

MiRo‑E

Research/education platform; institutional risk assessment applies

MR3

Safety note

MiRo‑E

Existing deployments should retain manuals, software, spare-part plans, and offline fallbacks as official service availability contracts.

MR3

Evidence maturity

MiRo‑E

Partial

Last fact-checked

MiRo‑E

14 July 2026

Primary sources

MiRo‑E

3 linked sources

MR1MR2MR3
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.