$159$159 (down from $189) for the Ragdoll, Persian or Bicolor metaCat on Elephant Robotics' store on an October 3, 2026 check, or $198 with an outfit. Also sold on Amazon. Year based on the store listing from April 2022. An updated version was announced in March 2023.
AvailableNot programmableRobot catPlushVoice commandsPurring
Weeks+Shipping: Weeks. Elephant Robotics' store quotes 7–15 business days to process an order, then international express delivery. Also listed on Amazon US. Elephant Robotics store ↗
Remote control: Not possible.
Overview
A plush Ragdoll, Persian or black-and-white cat that lies in place and moves its head and tail, with 3 degrees of freedom shared between them. It purrs when its head or chin is held, gives a heartbeat-like vibration when its back is held, shows animated LED eyes and answers more than 20 English voice commands after the wake word "metaCat", such as "shake tail". It is a cheaper, stationary sibling of the walking MarsCat, aimed at the same calm companionship as Qoobo.
Specifications
| Category | Companion robots · Desk & social robots |
|---|---|
| Released | 2022 |
| Country | China |
| Availability | Available |
| Programmability | No programmability |
| Built-in autonomy | Reactive · Responds to its surroundings without a map, such as avoiding obstacles or following a person |
| LLM support | None · Fixed voice commands with no LLM, app or API. |
| Best for | Ages 6+ (estimated) |
| Vision sensors | No vision sensors |
| Actuators | Unknown |
| Audio | Speaker, Microphone |
| Compute type | Unknown |
| Remote control | Not programmable |
| Size | 56 × 15 × 21 cm including the tail, 930 g |
| Drive | Stationary, head and tail motion (3 DOF in total) |
| Compute | Not published |
| Vision | None |
| Lidar | None |
| Sensors | 3 touch sensors (head, chin and chest, back), microphone for voice commands, two 1.89-inch LED eye screens |
| Runtime | Up to 10 hours, 45-minute USB-C charge |
| Speed | N/A |
| SDK | None |
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