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Kirobo Mini

Built by Toyota · Japan

Updated May 2026·methodology
Kirobo Mini

Overview

The Kirobo Mini is a palm-sized humanoid robot developed by Toyota in collaboration with Tomotaka Takahashi, featuring voice recognition and emotional responses. It wobbles, gestures, blinks, and serves as a communication partner at home, work, or in the car.

Flagship features

  • * Compact design facilitating portability and home use. * Designed for conversational interaction in Japanese. * Equipped with advanced communication operations and facial recognition capabilities

Specifications

Category: Humanoid
Form factor
full bipedal
Height
10 cm
Weight
0.183 kg
Mobility
static
Battery
~2.5 h
Charge time
~3 h
Hot-swap battery
No
Sensors
Camera
LiDAR
No
F/T sensors
No
VLM on-board
No
Imitation learning
No
Bimanual
No
Stair climbing
No
Terrain
flat indoor
Programming
dedicated app
ROS 1
No
ROS 2
No
API / SDK
No
SDK languages
Japanese
Maturity
commercial
Environments
home
Industries
consumer electronics
Price tier
under 50k
Pricing model
outright purchase

Detailed specifications

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Height Mm
100
Applications
eldercare_assistance,hospitality
Datasheet Url
Preview PDF online
Company Country
JP
Deployment Notes
Sales to start at selected Toyota dealers in Japan.
Youtube Video Id
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Availability Status
discontinued
Additional Information
* Compact design facilitating portability and home use. * Designed for conversational interaction in Japanese. * Equipped with advanced communication operations and facial recognition capabilities.

Where will these robots operate? Often the same as your country — add more for multi-country deployments.

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