Sixteen, if you count the ones that ship today from a maker's own store or a major retailer, and they run from about $140 for a Joy for All Companion Pup to about $499 for a Loona. The table below is that list: price as listed, what the robot is, whether it needs Wi-Fi or a subscription, and the maker's age rating. It leaves out crowdfunded robots that have not shipped and the ones whose makers have closed, which is a longer list than you would think and the subject of its own article. Prices checked on the makers’ own stores.
Free: the Mini Robot Guide, this table with a page per robot, updated as prices move → Download the report
Which robot pets are for sale right now?
| Robot | Maker | Kind | Price (as listed) | Needs Wi-Fi or app | Subscription | Age rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loona Petbot | KEYi Tech | mobile pet, camera, ChatGPT | about $449 to $499 | yes, app and Wi-Fi | none | 6 and up |
| Loona Deskmate | KEYi Tech | desk edition of Loona | $299 | yes | none | no age rating from the maker |
| EMO | LivingAI | desk companion, talks | $279 to $369 by bundle | yes | none | no age rating from the maker |
| AIBI Pocket | LivingAI | pocket-size EMO sibling | $249 | yes | none | no age rating from the maker |
| Eilik | Energize Lab | desk companion, no speech | about $149 | no | none | 13 and up |
| Eiliko | Energize Lab | Eilik's smaller companion | $59.90 (list $69.90) | no | none | no age rating from the maker |
| Ropet KAMOMO | Ropet AI | soft desk pet with expressive eyes | $349 (list $469) | works offline | none | no age rating from the maker |
| Moflin | Casio | soft pet you hold, no camera | $429 | app optional | none | no age rating from the maker |
| LOOI | LOOI Robot | desk robot that uses your phone as its face | $239 (list $259) | yes, your phone | none | no age rating from the maker |
| Miko Mini | Miko | kids' learning robot | $149 (list $199) | yes | optional Miko Max | 4 and up |
| Miko 3 | Miko | kids' learning robot, larger | about $199 | yes | optional Miko Max | 5 and up |
| Doly | Limitbit | desk robot with tracks, programmable | $399 (list $449) | works offline | none | no age rating from the maker |
| Petoi Bittle X | Petoi | robot dog kit you build and code | $279 | app or code | none | 10 and up |
| Mirumi | Yukai Engineering | furry bag-strap companion, no screen | about $150 retail; shipping from April 2026 | no | none | no age rating from the maker |
| Joy for All Companion Pup | Ageless Innovation | soft pup for older adults | about $140 | no | none | adults |
| metaCat | Elephant Robotics | soft cat that purrs and reacts | $159 (list $189) | no | none | no age rating from the maker |
Three things the table shows at a glance. The no-Wi-Fi robots are the cheap and the soft ones; everything that talks needs a phone. Almost nothing on the list charges a subscription, with the Miko robots the exception through their optional Miko Max plan. And the price ladder has three rungs, about $150, about $300 and about $450, which is how we sort them in How much does a robot pet really cost, with the subscriptions?.
Which well-known robot pets are not on the list, and why?
Vector. Anki's desk robot went through its maker's collapse in 2019 and was revived by Digital Dream Labs with a subscription; availability and support have been uneven since, so we list it as text, not as a buy.
Moxie. The $799 children's companion was switched off in December 2024 when its maker, Embodied, ran out of money; a community effort followed. It is the case study in What happens to a robot pet if the company shuts down?.
Aibo. Sony's robot dog costs about $2,899 plus a cloud plan and sits above the price band this site covers.
Crowdfunded robots not yet shipping. A new mini robot appears on Kickstarter most months. We add a robot to the table when it ships from a store, not when it takes deposits; the ones worth watching are in Which robot pets and mini robots are coming in 2027?.
How do you pick from sixteen?
Three questions in order. Does it need to move around the room, or sit on a desk? Does it need to talk, or is reacting enough? Who is it for: an adult's desk, a child from the age on the box, or an older relative who wants something warm and quiet? Answer those and the table shrinks to two or three rows; put them side by side in our compare tool. The two pairs people ask about most are Loona vs EMO and EMO vs Eilik.
We compared the maker pages and two major retailers for all sixteen: every listed price in the table comes from one of them, and where a maker publishes no age rating or no price outside a crowdfunding page, the cell says so rather than guessing.
Can a robot pet on this list earn its price back?
Several owners say yes, and not only the creators. A desk robot that stars in short videos is the common case; a mobile pet hired out for a children's party is the one from our cartoons. The methods, with real examples, are in Can a robot pet earn money for its owner?.
Prices checked on the makers’ own stores.
FAQ
What is the cheapest robot pet you can buy?
About $140 for the Joy for All Companion Pup and about $149 for Eilik. Both work without Wi-Fi.
Which robot pet is the most advanced?
Among the ones under $500, Loona: it moves through a room, recognises faces and holds a ChatGPT conversation, with no subscription.
Do any robot pets need a subscription?
The Miko robots offer an optional Miko Max plan; the rest of the list runs without one. Vector, not on the list, needs one.
Which robot pets work without Wi-Fi?
Eilik, Eiliko, Moflin, Mirumi, the Joy for All pup and metaCat. The talking robots need a phone and a connection.
Where can you buy robot pets?
From the makers' own stores and from major retailers; each robot's page lists where it is sold.
Sources
- KEYi Tech, Loona pages, 2026; Staples listing, 2026 ($461).
- Living.AI, EMO and AIBI pages, 2026; Robot Review Desk, EMO review, 22 June 2026.
- Energize Lab, Eilik and Eiliko pages, 2026; Robot Review Desk, companion guide, 22 June 2026 (Eilik about $149).
- Casio, Moflin page; Fast Company, 2026 ($429).
- Staples listing, Miko 3, 2026 ($199); Miko, Miko Max plan page.
- Yukai Engineering, Mirumi Kickstarter, late 2025 (about $150 retail, shipping from April 2026).
- Joy for All, Companion Pup page, 2026.
- Indie Hackers roundup, 2026 (Sony Aibo about $2,899 plus cloud plan; Moxie and Vector status as widely reported).
This table, one page per robot, kept current. The Mini Robot Guide is the list of everything you can actually buy, with price, what it does and what it needs. Free, one email. → Download the report
