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Circulus is a robotics company founded 2016, based in South Korea, developing 1 robot primarily in the Hospitality category.
Humanoid companion robot for everyday personal assistance
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.
Total funding
US$300.0M
Active products
1
Robo Score
55
BBB
View factor breakdown
Top-rated product
A
Robo Index
Pibo
Company facts
- Legal name
- Circulus Co., Ltd.
- HQ
- Seoul, South Korea
- Founded
- 2016 · 10 yrs
- Website
- pibo.circul.us
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Milestones
Circulus was founded in September 2016 by CEO Park Jong-geon.
Press coverage
- Circulus expands PIBO humanoid companion robot into ...
Chosunbiz · Oct 2025
Active products by Circulus
1 shown| # | Category | Key specs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pibo | Hospitality | Runtime 2 hr | 2020 | A |
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