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Jibo is a robotics company founded 2012, based in United States.
The first social robot for the home.
Jibo, Inc. built Jibo, a consumer social robot for home use with cameras and microphones for face recognition, voice interaction, and companionship. The company was based in Boston and also operated with additional offices in Silicon Valley; it targeted consumers rather than industrial buyers.
Total funding
US$73.4M
Active products
0
Maker Score
29
Weak evidence
View factor breakdown
Price range
$900
1 of 0 priced
Top-rated product
42.8
RoboScore
Jibo
Company facts
- Legal name
- Jibo Inc.
- HQ
- Boston, United States
- Founded
- 2012 · 14 yrs
- Employees
- 19
- Website
- www.jibo.com
Maker Score
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Awards & recognition
- Time Magazine’s 25 Best Inventions of 20172017si.umich.edu ↗
Milestones
Officially launched the Jibo home social robot for consumers.
Company founded in Boston, Massachusetts.
Press coverage
- Jibo social robot: where things went wrong
The Robot Report
- Jibo - Products, Competitors, Financials, Employees, Headquarters Location
CB Insights
- Meet Jibo, Your New Best Friend: Introducing The First Social Robot For The Home
PR Newswire · Oct 2017
In the news
3 events · last 90 days
16.7momentumJibo Is as Good as Social Robots Get. But Is That Good Enough?
In the news
3 events · last 90 days
Why Jibo has been in the news, across 2 outlets — collected and classified independently, so a maker cannot add to it. It never changes a robot's RoboScore — the evidence half of the RoboIndex — and it can move a robot up a board by at most 15 points.
Active products by Jibo
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