RoboScore
54.0
Out of 100. Its robots, plus proof from customers and the press.
5 of 6 measures have data
News bonus
0.0
From the last 90 days, up to 15
RoboIndex
54.0
No change since the 19 Oct ranking
Rank change
No change
Now #20 of 42 in Hospitality · See the board →
Humanoid companion robot for everyday personal assistance
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Customers
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What the score is made of
How it worksThe score is 65% robots, 30% proof from customers and the press, 5% range of robots. Activity and readiness are shown for context.
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Customers
No deployment evidence on file
A deployment is recorded when a public source names both the customer and the robot, or the maker confirms it. Nothing here counts against Circulus.
In Hospitality, Diligent Robotics, Temi and Aethon have deployment evidence on file.
Add a deployment →Circulus is a Seoul-based robotics company founded in 2016 that makes PIBO, a humanoid companion robot aimed at personal assistance and social interaction. PIBO was presented as a service-minded personal companion robot with features such as news, reminders, weather, jokes, and conversational functions, and was described as being sold in Korea.
Active products
1
Company facts
- Legal name
- Circulus Co., Ltd.
- HQ
- Seoul, South Korea
- Founded
- 2016 · 10 yrs
- Website
- pibo.circul.us
Active robots by Circulus
1 shown| # | Category | Key specs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pibo | Hospitality | Runtime 2 hr | 2020 | 61.6 |
Safety reports
Korea’s national recall board holds 4,245 notices and not one robot. Its workplace accident search cannot be read without a browser, so that half is unknown.
Press coverage
- Circulus expands PIBO humanoid companion robot into ...
Chosunbiz · Oct 2025
Milestones
- 2020launch
Launched Pibo
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