≈$3,500 – $4,000 (Kickstarter)Kickstarter Rola One HK$27,432–31,352 (≈$3,500–4,000), full-body Rola Unity HK$44,680–50,952 (≈$5,700–6,500). KOIBOT's own store lists Rola One at $6,980 and Rola Unity at $11,980 with shipping included
Announced onlyNot programmableKickstarterSilicone faceEnglish + JapaneseDoes not move around
Not releasedShipping: Kickstarter delivery est. Sep 2026. The Kickstarter ended funded on August 16, 2026, with first units due in September 2026 in backer order. KOIBOT also sells both models directly, made to order in about 20 days with orders dispatching from October 2026. KOIBOT store ↗
Remote control: Not possible. Closed companion product with an app.
Overview
A lifelike companion robot with a hand-finished silicone face cast from a real person, sold as a desktop bust (Rola One) or a full-size body (Rola Unity). Brushless motors drive an 8-DOF head for expressions and lip movement, and the AMORIA AI holds voice conversations in English and Japanese with a 200–500 ms response time. The Kickstarter funded with only 10 backers, and the campaign uses AI-generated visuals, so how the real units look and move is hard to judge from it. It does not roam and has no SDK, so it suits collectors after a realistic talking figure rather than a programmable robot. UWORLD U1 is a bigger-budget take on the same idea.
Specifications
| Category | Companion robots · Desk & social robots |
|---|---|
| Released | 2026 |
| Country | Japan |
| Availability | Announced only |
| Crowdfunding | Kickstarter · Funded · 10 backers · ≈$26,283 (in HK$) raised of a ≈$5,008 (in HK$) goal · Jul 2, 2026 – Aug 16, 2026 · delivery est. Sep 2026 (as of Oct 6, 2026) Campaign ↗ |
| Sales | 10 Kickstarter backers, ≈$26,283 raised (2026, estimate) Kickstarter ↗ |
| Programmability | No SDK, app / visual programming only |
| Built-in autonomy | None / scripted · Moves only when controlled, or plays preset motions |
| LLM support | Built-in LLM chat · Talks in English and Japanese through Reon's AMORIA emotional AI, which keeps a memory of preferences and recurring topics. Reon Robotics press release ↗ |
| 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 | No vision sensors |
| Actuators | Brushless / direct-drive motors |
| Audio | Speaker, Microphone |
| Compute type | Proprietary / undisclosed |
| Remote control | Not programmable |
| Size | Rola One desktop head and bust, Rola Unity full-size body (dimensions not published) |
| Drive | Stationary, 8-DOF expressive head with ±45° neck rotation. Unity is posable but does not walk |
| Compute | Not published |
| Vision | Not published |
| Lidar | None |
| Sensors | Mic and speaker for voice, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, other sensors not published |
| Runtime | Rechargeable Li-ion battery (runtime not published) |
| Speed | N/A |
| SDK | None, companion app only |
Timeline
- AnnouncedReon Robotics announced the KOIBOT Rola series. Reon Robotics press release ↗
- Campaign launchedKOIBOT Rola Kickstarter campaign launched. Kickstarter ↗
- ReleasedRola One and Rola Unity opened for direct orders, limited to 200 units a month. KOIBOT ↗
- Campaign endKOIBOT Rola Kickstarter ended funded with 10 backers. Kickstarter ↗
- Estimated deliveryEstimated Kickstarter delivery, in backer-number order. Kickstarter ↗
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