Robosea BIKI

Was $599 (Kickstarter, 2017)

Discontinued · unavailableNot programmableBionic fish droneWireless4K gimbal cameraCES 2018 honoree

UnavailableShipping: Unclear.

Remote control: Not possible. Controlled only by the Robosea phone app and acoustic remote.

Overview

BIKI was pitched as a consumer 'fish drone', a small, cordless robot fish with a fin-driven tail, a stabilized 4K camera and a claimed 55 dB noise level. Robosea (a Peking University spin-off founded in 2015) crowdfunded it on Kickstarter from May to July 2017 and was named a CES 2018 Innovation Awards Honoree for it. The scale of shipments is unclear. The Robosea site still describes 'BIKI v1.0' but lists no current US retail channel.

Type: Swimming robot · Robot fish & biomimetic swimmers
Maker: Robosea, China
Released: 2017
Price: Was $599 (Kickstarter, 2017)
Status: Discontinued · unavailable
Best for: Ages 12+
Programming: No programmability

Price and shipping

Kickstarter backer price $599 (early pledges from $549) against a planned $1,024 retail price. The May–July 2017 campaign raised $222,232 from 411 backers. The Robosea store link now points to Taobao (China).

Shipping: Unclear. No current US retail listing found. The maker's store link points to Taobao in China.

Specifications

Category	Swimming robots · Robot fish & biomimetic swimmers
Released	2017
Country	China
Availability	Discontinued · unavailable
Sales	408 Kickstarter backers (2017, estimate) Kicktraq ↗
Programmability	No programmability
Built-in autonomy	Navigates · Goes to places on its own, such as mapped rooms, waypoints or its charging dock
LLM support	None · No built-in LLM and no SDK to connect one.
Best for	Ages 12+ (estimated)
Vision sensors	Camera
Actuators	Unknown
Audio	No audio
Compute type	Proprietary / undisclosed
Remote control	Not programmable
Size	266 × 106 × 148 mm (10.47 × 4.17 × 5.83 in), 1.1 kg
Propulsion	Bionic caudal-fin propulsion (1.12 mph)
Depth rating	196 ft (~60 m) max
Tether / comms	Wireless: phone app control at the surface, acoustic remote control underwater, GPS return-to-base
Camera	16 MP / 4K camera, 150° lens on an anti-shake gimbal, 32 GB storage, two 114-lumen lamps
Sensors	Infrared obstacle avoidance, GPS
Runtime	90–120 min
Speed	1.12 mph (~0.5 m/s)
Compute	Not published
SDK	None

Common questions

How much does BIKI cost?

It sold for $599 (Kickstarter, 2017). Kickstarter backer price $599 (early pledges from $549) against a planned $1,024 retail price. The May–July 2017 campaign raised $222,232 from 411 backers. The Robosea store link now points to Taobao (China).