Kiki added to the catalog

Zoetic AI's reinforcement-learning desktop pet Kiki joins HomeBotRadar as a discontinued CES 2019 project with a planned $1,499 MSRP and no retail ship path after 2021 refunds.

We added Kiki to HomeBotRadar. It is Zoetic AI's stationary desktop companion robot from ex-Google founders Mita Yun and Jitu Das, debuted at CES 2019 with anime-style eyes, a nose camera, 16 touch sensors, and a personality engine that adapts through reinforcement learning.

Our Kiki profile covers the Kickstarter campaign ($799 early bird, $1,499 planned MSRP), Engadget and IEEE Spectrum demos, and Zoetic's August 2021 decision to halt manufacturing and refund backers. Kiki has no wheels and never reached a buy-now store, so we mark it discontinued for shoppers researching social robot history.

Open Kiki vs EMO or Kiki vs Vector 2.0 if you want a desktop companion cross-shop against robots you can actually order today.