Consequential Robotics
MiRo‑E
A biomimetic social-robot platform preserved here as a research reference.
Bottom line.
A compact buying view before the full evidence trail.
- Best fit
- Understanding social-robot research platforms
- Primary watch-out
- No longer available for new purchase
- Region
- Global
- Required service
- Required-plan status not clearly disclosed
- Realistic 3-year cost
- Unknown — current purchase amount is not captured
- Evidence maturity
- Partial1 independent or research record
Time-sensitive claims are within the editorial review window; the next scheduled threshold is Aug 28, 2026.
MiRo‑E combined an expressive animal-inspired body with ROS, Python, C++, Blockly, cameras, microphones, touch sensing, and wheeled mobility for education and social-robot research.
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.
Capability descriptions are based primarily on current manufacturer documentation. They are not independent performance test results.
The experience in practice.
- ROS, Python, C++, and Blockly programming
- Dual cameras, four microphones, and extensive touch sensing
- Expressive head, ears, eyelids, and tail
- Differential-wheel navigation with cliff and sonar sensing
- No longer available for new purchase
- New MiRoCloud accounts are closed
- Institutional deployments own their privacy and consent configuration
Understanding social-robot research platforms
Existing institutional owners
Historical comparison
New purchases
Supported new cloud deployments
Turnkey consumer companionship
Five separate fit signals.
These editorial signals summarize interaction emphasis—not quality, intelligence, or an overall rank. A low score can be a deliberate design choice.
What enters the room with it.
Cameras, microphones, Wi‑Fi, and Bluetooth make privacy deployment-specific. Institutions must define recording, retention, cloud, access, and consent controls. [MR3]
The physical facts.
- Form & mobility
- Animal-inspired. Differential-wheel base; 11 degrees of freedom across expressive body [MR1][MR2]
- Power
- Rechargeable; existing owners should consult retained documentation
- Vision
- Dual cameras
- Audio input
- Four microphones
- AI architecture
- Hybrid. Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, and deployment-specific research stack
- SDK & openness
- ROS, Python, C++, and Blockly tools were core to the platform
- Size
- Approx. 550 × 220 × 300 mm
- Weight
- Approx. 2.8 kg
The cost beyond checkout.
Snapshot reviewed Jul 14, 2026; tax, shipping, bundles, and promotions may differ.
Marked sold out and documented closure to new MiRoCloud customers.
Use it as the product it is.
Existing deployments should retain manuals, software, spare-part plans, and offline fallbacks as official service availability contracts. [MR3]
Companion robots are not substitutes for professional care, clinical judgment, emergency services, or human consent. Safety depends on the exact model, environment, user, and region.
Sources & revision record.
Primary sources establish what the maker currently documents. Independent research can test narrower questions, but source count is never treated as evidence strength.
MiRo: Social Interaction and Cognition in an Animal-like Companion Robot
Platform paper describing the research system; it is not evidence of consumer outcomes.
Open sourceEditorial-system change only; product facts were not reverified on this date.
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