Comparison controls
Swap robots without losing the table. Green cells mark numeric leaders; text rows show the tradeoffs that need judgment.
Green cells flag numeric leaders, while AI, sensors, and capability rows keep the real buying tradeoffs visible.
Price
Weight
Battery Life
Max Speed
AI
Sensors
Connectivity
Status
Category
Capabilities
| Spec | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | ¥577,500 JPY | N/A | $429 USD | N/A |
| Height | 43cm | 14.4 in tall (14.4 × 11.0 × 6.3 in) | 9cm (3.5 in) | Small dog size (exact dimensions not disclosed)Not safely comparable as a typed unit |
| Weight | 4.6kg (LOVOT 3.0; 2.0 was 4.3kg) | 5.3 lb (2.4 kg) | Approx. 260g (9.2 oz) | Not disclosed |
| Battery Life | 30-45 minutes active, then returns to nest | Mains poweredNot comparable for this robot | Up to 5 hours | Not disclosed |
| Charging Time | 15-30 minutes (on charging nest) | N/A (plugged in)Not comparable for this robot | Approx. 3.5 hours | Not disclosed |
| Max Speed | 1-2 km/h | StationaryNot comparable for this robot | Stationary / carried companionNot comparable for this robot | Not disclosed |
| Degrees of Freedom | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| AI | GPU (1,024 cores) + 32 Tensor cores + 8 CPU cores, 512GB storage (LOVOT 3.0) | MediaTek octa-core SoC + dual-core APU, LLM-powered Relationship Orchestration Engine | Proprietary Emotional AI with more than 4 million emotional possibilities and local voice-feature processing for owner recognition | Edge AI — compact multimodal model (vision + audio) with behavior engine trained on narrative vignettes; all processing runs on-device |
| Sensors | Horn Top Camera (half-sphere), Horn Front Camera, Depth Camera, Luminosity Sensor, Hygrometer-Thermometer, Posture Sensor, Distance Sensor, Obstacle Sensor, Touch Sensors (full body), Microphone Array (x4) | 4-mic array, 12 MP camera for images, 1080p HD video at 30 fps with 120° horizontal FoV, 8 in multi-touch screen (800 × 1280, 160 dpi), Ambient light sensor, Ambient temperature sensor, Touch-sensitive base/body interaction | Microphone, Illuminance sensor, Touch sensors, Accelerometer / gyroscope sensor | Vision (facial expression and gesture recognition), Audio (tone of voice analysis), Touch-sensitive exterior (3D-knitted fuzzy covering) |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, Infrared Communication | Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n/ac (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz), Bluetooth 5+, USB 2.0 connector | Not disclosed | |
| Voice Assistants | None | ElliQ Voice AI | None | None |
| Status | Available | Available | Available | Development |
| Category | Companions | Companions | Companions | Quadruped |
| Manufacturer | GROOVE X | Intuition Robotics | Casio | Familiar Machines & Magic |
Capability matrix
Use this grid when the shortlist is already close and feature gaps become the real tiebreaker.
| Capability | LOVOT | ElliQ 3 | Moflin | Familiar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Degrees of Freedom | ✓ | — | — | — |
| 2-axis head movement | — | — | ✓ | — |
| Auto-Charging (returns to nest) | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Autonomous Navigation | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
| Body Language / Gesture Interpretation | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Community Bingo | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Context-Aware Behavioral Responses | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Customizable Clothing/Appearance | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Emotional Companionship | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Emotional Intelligence (EQ over IQ) | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Emotional companionship | — | — | ✓ | — |
| Evolving Personality Over Time | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Facial Expression Recognition | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Generative AI Conversations | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Health & Pain Tracking | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Interactive charging-bed dock | — | — | ✓ | — |
| Loneliness Reduction | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Medication Reminders | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Memory Recording | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Mood tracking via app | — | — | ✓ | — |
| Music Playback | — | ✓ | — | — |
| No Screen / No Voice — Motion-Based Communication | — | — | — | ✓ |
| OLED Eyes (organic EL displays, natural blinking) | ✓ | — | — | — |
| On-Device Processing (Privacy by Design) | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Owner recognition | — | — | ✓ | — |
| Person Recognition | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Personality Development Over Time | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Personality development over time | — | — | ✓ | — |
| Photo & Message Sharing | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Proactive Conversation | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Quadruped Walking (23 DOF) | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Room Mapping (360° camera) | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Room-to-Room Following | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Routine Learning and Reinforcement | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Software updates via MofLife app | — | — | ✓ | — |
| Thermal Person Detection | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Tone of Voice Analysis | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Touch Response (full body sensors) | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Touch response | — | — | ✓ | — |
| Trivia & Games | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Video Calling | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Virtual Museum Tours | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Voice recognition | — | — | ✓ | — |
| Wellness Programs | — | ✓ | — | — |
Use this flow to get to a clean shortlist fast. The route works best as a dense research workbench, not a marketing page.
Start with robots that solve the same job. Use category anchors like Humanoid, Cleaning, Companions, Research before you worry about micro-spec wins.
Check price, status, battery, sensors, and capabilities before getting lost in minor spec rows.
Once you have a shortlist, hide shared rows. That turns the table from a spec dump into a real decision tool.
A dedicated cleaner versus a home assistant with cleaning features can reveal whether you really need a specialist or just broader household coverage. Compare around the same outcome, not the same marketing language. And when blank-page friction is the problem, use one of the prebuilt quick-start pairings in the workbench above — open one, swap robots, and keep moving.
Turn comparison rows into an actual recommendation — not just more reading.
Not all spec deltas matter equally. Rank your buying criteria before crowning a winner.
The sticker price is only one row. Subscriptions, consumables, and service access often decide the real winner.
Subscriptions
Cloud AI and premium app tiers can make a cheaper robot more expensive over three years.
Consumables
Brushes, pads, filters, and bags flip the value story on high-frequency robots.
Energy & battery
Large batteries and frequent charging reveal everyday operating demands.
Repair & warranty
Local servicing and spare-parts access are the quietest but most important long-term costs.
Specs describe ideal conditions. Your rooms, pets, and Wi-Fi determine what actually performs.
Of 410 robots tracked, 252 are available now. For household tasks, getting a capable robot into daily use today usually beats waiting for incremental improvements. For research or early-adopter use, waiting can make sense if the next model changes the platform story.
If two robots are still neck-and-neck, use softer signals that affect ownership quality more than spec sheets admit.
Comparison FAQ
Short answers to the questions that usually show up once the shortlist is live and the tradeoffs feel real.
