u/Careful-Newt8486

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**AIBI Pocket Pet – a ChatGPT-powered robot you can actually take everywhere. Anyone using it outside the desk?**

I've been reviewing AI companion robots for a while, and AIBI caught my attention for one specific reason: it's genuinely designed to go with you, not just sit on a desk.

It attaches magnetically to pretty much any surface — I've been thinking about how well it would work clipped in a car. Tiny, wearable (there's a necklace attachment), and it responds to voice commands, recognises your face, and adapts its mood based on your tone.

Quick rundown:

- ChatGPT-powered conversation, voice commands

- Rotating AI camera with face tracking

- Millimeter wave radar to detect your presence from a distance

- Emotional expressions via high-res IPS display

- Touch reactions — reacts differently depending on its mood

- Two AIBIs can chat with each other via NFC

- Battery: ~3 hours active use, charges in ~90 min via USB-C

- Magnetic mount — sticks to your desk, fridge, car dashboard...

But what I'm genuinely curious about — do you think a companion robot makes sense *outside* a home/desk setup? Car, commute, travel? Or is the portability angle just a marketing move and in practice it stays on the desk anyway?

Would love to hear from anyone who's actually used it on the go. 👇

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u/Careful-Newt8486 — 6 days ago
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**Kitto – an LLM-powered AI cat that actually feels alive. Gimmick or the real deal?**

I've been cataloguing desktop companion robots for a while now, and Kitto caught my eye recently. It's a cyberpunk-styled AI cat running on a Linux-powered chip, built around what they call an "Agent Cyber System" – basically an agent-based OS coordinating perception, emotion, and behaviour in real time.

What stood out to me:
- LLM-powered real-time voice conversation
- Lip sync for 10+ languages, driven by actual audio analysis (not rule-based)
- 100+ facial expressions and eye movement variations
- Touch and motion sensing – reacts differently based on its current mood
- Digital pet care loop (feeding, mood, stress levels…)
- MCP support and open API planned – so you could hook it into your own tools
- Currently heading to Kickstarter

I wrote up a detailed breakdown here if you want all the specs: https://robotics.cantarollm.tech

But honestly, I'm curious what you think. Is this kind of emotionally expressive AI companion something you'd actually want on your desk – or does it feel too gimmicky? And do you think the "agent toy" angle (MCP, LLM, open APIs) is what separates it from a glorified Furby?

Let's discuss 👇

u/Careful-Newt8486 — 10 days ago