AKA Intelligence Musio price & specs

Was ~$620 (¥98,000, Musio X, Japan)

Discontinued · unavailableNot programmableEnglish tutorIndiegogoCloud AI

UnavailableShipping: Unavailable.

Remote control: Not possible.

Overview

A tabletop conversation robot built to help learners practice English, with object and expression recognition plus grammar and pronunciation feedback. It found a niche in Japanese classrooms but faded as LLM chat apps arrived.

Type: Companion robot · Desk & social robots
Maker: AKA Intelligence (USA/Korea)
Released: 2015
Price: Was ~$620 (¥98,000, Musio X, Japan)
Status: Discontinued · unavailable
Best for: Ages 8+
Programming: No programmability

Price and shipping

Crowdfunded on Indiegogo in 2015. The Musio X version launched in Japan in April 2017 through SoftBank C&S at ~$620 (¥98,000) before tax, later also sold in an 18-textbook bundle at ~$945 (¥149,040) including tax.

Shipping: Unavailable. Not sold in the US. Occasional used units in Japan.

Specifications

Category	Companion robots · Desk & social robots
Released	2015
Country	USA, South Korea
Availability	Discontinued · unavailable
Sales	Adopted by 104+ schools and institutions in Japan by 2020 (estimate) PR Newswire ↗
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 · No built-in LLM and no SDK to connect one.
Best for	Ages 8+ (estimated)
Vision sensors	Camera
Actuators	Unknown
Audio	Speaker, Microphone
Compute type	Proprietary / undisclosed
Remote control	Not programmable
Size	17.4 × 8.3 × 21.8 cm, about 850 g (Musio X)
Drive	Stationary, motorized head
Compute	Quad-core ARM Cortex SoC running Android 5.1.1, plus the cloud AI 'MUSE'
Vision	Camera
Lidar	None
Sensors	Mics, display face, touch
Runtime	About 10 h (10,800 mAh)
Speed	N/A
SDK	None public

Common questions

How much does Musio cost?

It sold for ~$620 (¥98,000, Musio X, Japan). Crowdfunded on Indiegogo in 2015. The Musio X version launched in Japan in April 2017 through SoftBank C&S at ~$620 (¥98,000) before tax, later also sold in an 18-textbook bundle at ~$945 (¥149,040) including tax.