
Was ¥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 ¥98,000 before tax, later also sold in an 18-textbook bundle at ¥149,040 including tax.
Discontinued · unavailableNot programmableEnglish tutorIndiegogoCloud AI
UnavailableShipping: Unavailable. Not sold in the US; occasional used units in Japan.
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.
Specifications
| Category | Companion robots · Desk & social robots |
|---|---|
| Released | 2015 |
| Availability | Discontinued · unavailable |
| Programmability | No programmability |
| 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 |
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