YanLink Kubee

€175 (≈$204, first campaign)The canceled July 2026 campaign listed a €175 Standard Version and a €255 tier. Prices for the relaunch have not been published

Announced onlyNot programmableKickstarterDesk buddyFace trackingRelaunch

Not releasedShipping: Not shipping. The first Kickstarter was canceled and the relaunch has not started yet, so there is no way to order and no delivery date. No pre-orders on the maker's site. Kickstarter ↗

Remote control: Not possible. No public API.

Kickstarter (relaunch, pre-launch) ↗Kickstarter (first campaign, canceled) ↗YanLink ↗

Overview

A 10 cm desk robot with a round screen face on a gimbal head that turns to track faces. It uses a ring microphone array and a cloud AI model for conversation, plus learning games, vocabulary drills, storytelling and a customizable personality, and the maker says voice and image data are stored locally by default. YanLink is a Paris company best known for NearLink IoT boards and gateways, and Kubee is its first consumer robot. The first Kickstarter launched in July 2026 with an €86,000 goal and was canceled with €1 pledged, and a relaunch with a $20,000 goal is in pre-launch as of October 2026. The campaign describes late-stage development with small-batch testing, so it suits buyers who want a small talking desk companion and accept an early product from a new brand.

Specifications

Category	Companion robots · Desk & social robots
Released	2026
Country	France
Availability	Announced only
Crowdfunding	Kickstarter · Pre-launch page (as of Oct 6, 2026) Campaign ↗
Programmability	No programmability
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 campaign says Kubee is integrated with an AI large model and holds AI conversations when online. The model is not named.
MuJoCo simulation	None found · Nothing found.
NVIDIA Isaac simulation	None found · Nothing found.
Gazebo simulation	None found · Nothing found.
Best for	Ages 8+ (estimated)
Vision sensors	Camera
Actuators	Unknown
Audio	Speaker, Microphone
Compute type	Proprietary / undisclosed
Remote control	Not programmable
Size	102 mm tall, head 45 × 45 × 38 mm, on a charging base
Drive	Stationary, motorized gimbal head on a fixed body
Compute	Not published
Vision	Small camera above the screen for face tracking
Lidar	None
Sensors	Ring microphone array, round display face, USB-C charging base
Runtime	Not published
Speed	N/A
SDK	None published

Timeline

Jul 17, 2026Campaign launchedFirst Kickstarter campaign launched with an €86,000 (≈$96,500) goal. Kicktraq ↗
2026Campaign endFirst campaign canceled by the creator with €1 from one backer, before its September 14 deadline. Kicktraq ↗
2026Kickstarter pre-launchRelaunch pre-launch page went up with a $20,000 goal. Kickstarter ↗