Abi is a wheeled humanoid robot by Andromeda Robotics, standing 110 cm tall and designed for aged care and emotional companionship. It features expressive facial displays, natural speech in 90+ languages, and LLM-powered empathetic interactions. Abi is currently deployed across 22 aged care homes in Australia.
Primary use case: Aged care and emotional companionship
Height
120 cm
Weight
25 kg
DOF
15
Payload
5 kg
Battery
7 hrs
Price
$25K
Height
120 cm
Weight
25 kg
Degrees of Freedom
15
Locomotion
wheeled
Payload
5 kg
Battery Life
7 hrs
AI Capabilities
conversational AI in 90 languages, emotional intelligence, conversation memory, empathetic response generation, natural speech patterns with human-like hesitations, activity leading (tai chi, trivia, music)
Price
$25K
Availability
available
Primary Use Case
Aged care and emotional companionship
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