Lumi AI Dock

$99 – $399 (Kickstarter)Cloud version $99 (Super Early) or $149 (Kickstarter Special). Full version $299 Super Early Bird, $349 Early Bird, $399 Kickstarter Special, 3-pack $1,077. Phone not included. Ships from Shenzhen (~$35 to the US). No retail price announced

Announced onlyPython from a laptopKickstarterUses a real phonePython SDKLocal or cloud AI

Not releasedShipping: Kickstarter delivery est. Dec 2026. The Kickstarter campaign ended successfully on September 4, 2026 and ships from Shenzhen. No late pledge or retail store found. Kickstarter ↗

Remote control: Yes. The Python Phone Use SDK runs on a computer and drives the dock over USB or Wi-Fi.

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Overview

A desk robot that operates a real iPhone or Android phone with a touch tip on a CoreXY gantry, reading the screen through cameras so no jailbreak, root, ADB or accessibility access is needed. The Cloud version is a motion controller run from a PC or the cloud, and the Full version adds an RK3576 board, mics, speakers and a robotic display head for voice use. The Kickstarter funded with 397 backers and $95,174 against a $5,000 goal, and delivery is due December 2026. It suits developers and power users who want an AI agent to work through phone-only apps, and tapping accuracy across phone models is still unproven.

Specifications

Category	Companion robots · Desk & social robots
Released	2026
Country	USA
Availability	Announced only
Crowdfunding	Kickstarter · Funded · 397 backers · $95,174 raised of a $5,000 goal · Jul 21, 2026 – Sep 4, 2026 · delivery est. Dec 2026 (as of Oct 6, 2026) Campaign ↗
Sales	397 Kickstarter backers, $95,174 raised (2026, estimate) Kickstarter ↗
Programmability	Full SDK
Built-in autonomy	Task-level · Carries out multi-step jobs on its own, such as inspections, deliveries or chores
LLM support	LLM plans actions · An AI agent watches the phone screen with cameras and taps, swipes and types to finish tasks, using local models, any cloud model or Lumi Cloud. Lumi publishes an 829M-parameter screen model (PhoneUIAnchor) on Hugging Face. Lumi ↗
MuJoCo simulation	None found · Nothing found.
NVIDIA Isaac simulation	None found · Nothing found.
Gazebo simulation	None found · Nothing found.
Best for	Ages 18+ (estimated)
Vision sensors	Camera
Actuators	Other
Audio	Speaker, Microphone
Compute type	Arduino / ESP32 / microcontroller, Rockchip, Laptop / PC as the brain
Remote control	Python from a laptop
Size	Desktop dock with a round display head (dimensions not published), holds phones up to 6.9 inches
Drive	Stationary, 4-DOF CoreXY belt mechanism moves a touch tip over the phone, 2-DOF pan/tilt head
Compute	Cloud version ESP32 controller (AI runs on a PC or cloud). Full version RK3576 (6 TOPS), 4 GB RAM, 32 GB eMMC
Vision	Phone-facing cameras that read the screen
Lidar	None
Sensors	4-mic array (Full version), display head
Runtime	Mains/USB powered, charges the phone wired or wirelessly
Speed	N/A
SDK	Lumi Phone Use SDK (Python 3.10+, HTTP service) with act(), tap(), swipe(), type_text() and query calls, PC and mobile apps

Timeline

Jul 21, 2026Campaign launchedLumi AI Dock Kickstarter campaign launched. Kickstarter ↗
Sep 4, 2026Campaign endLumi AI Dock Kickstarter ended funded with 397 backers. Kickstarter ↗
Dec 2026 (est.)Estimated deliveryEstimated Kickstarter delivery. Kickstarter ↗