Figurobot FR-NIA

$699 – $799 (Kickstarter)Kickstarter prices depend on a deposit paid on the maker's site before launch ($1 deposit locks $799, $10 locks $749, $20 locks $699). The announced retail price (MSRP) is $999

Announced onlyNot programmableKickstarterSilicone face10 DOFPortable

Not releasedShipping: Not shipping. Kickstarter campaign not launched yet (planned for October 2026). The maker's site takes $1–$20 reservations that lock a Kickstarter price, and states that nothing ships at this stage. No delivery date published. Kickstarter ↗

Remote control: Not possible. Control is through the Figurobot phone app.

Kickstarter (pre-launch) ↗Figurobot (US site) ↗NIA-F01 announcement (Ledge.ai, 2025) ↗

Overview

A 28 cm robotic bust with a liquid silicone face, built to show lifelike micro-expressions from 7 facial motors and a 3-axis neck. It has a camera, dual microphones and speakers, runs about 5 hours on battery, and the Figurobot App lets owners design their own expressions. Figurobot is a Shanghai startup that earlier sold the 56 cm NIA-F01 desktop humanoid in China. As of October 2026 the Kickstarter page is pre-launch, the maker plans an October 2026 launch, and the units are still functional prototypes that must go through EVT, certification and pilot production. Closest in spirit to AheadForm heads, but small and battery powered, so it suits collectors and expressive-robot fans willing to take prototype risk.

Specifications

Category	Companion robots · Desk & social robots
Released	2026
Country	China
Availability	Announced only
Crowdfunding	Kickstarter · Pre-launch page (as of Oct 6, 2026) Campaign ↗
Programmability	No SDK, app / visual programming only
Built-in autonomy	Reactive · Responds to its surroundings without a map, such as avoiding obstacles or following a person
LLM support	Built-in LLM chat · The maker says Nia can see, hear, talk and respond, with English first and more languages in development. The AI model behind the conversation is not named (unconfirmed whether it is LLM-based).
MuJoCo simulation	None found · Nothing found.
NVIDIA Isaac simulation	None found · Nothing found.
Gazebo simulation	None found · Nothing found.
Best for	Ages 14+ (estimated)
Vision sensors	Camera
Actuators	Other
Audio	Speaker, Microphone
Compute type	Other ARM chip
Remote control	Not programmable
Size	28 cm (11 in) tall bust, 8 cm head, weight not published
Drive	Stationary bust, 10 DOF (7 facial + 3 neck) with custom compact actuators
Compute	Quad-core Cortex-A53 at 1.5 GHz, Mali-G31 MP2 GPU, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB storage, Debian-based OS
Vision	2 MP camera, 90° field of view
Lidar	None
Sensors	Dual microphones with noise reduction and echo cancellation, liquid silicone face
Runtime	Up to 5 h (5,000 mAh, 7.4 V battery)
Speed	N/A
SDK	None published. The Figurobot App designs expressions and motions with keyframes

Timeline

Sep 3, 2025UpdateFigurobot announced its earlier NIA-F01 desktop humanoid in China at 9,999 yuan. Ledge.ai ↗
Aug 2026Kickstarter pre-launchFR-NIA Kickstarter reservations opened on Figurobot's US site (date from the store listing, unconfirmed). Figurobot ↗
Oct 2026 (est.)Campaign launchedKickstarter campaign expected to launch. Figurobot ↗