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24 alternatives to Buddy

Your family's companion robot

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Buddy launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Buddy▲4

   A lovely open-source robot for your family

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   BUDDY▲8

   Companion robot for everyday life

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Rex▲57

   The brain for robots

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Yourbot▲87

   Preserving your past to chat with your future

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Quadbot▲127

   Build your own Robot

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Peeps▲84

   See your friends

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Botbuzz▲127

   On-Demand chatbot developers

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   SantaBot▲86

   Chat with Santa!

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Gum▲123

   The social network of things

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Ozobot▲78

    The World's Smallest Smart Robot

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Robot Turtles▲69

    The game for little programmers

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Little Robot Friends▲97

    Fun, expressive robots for learning code and electronics

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Swell Bot▲164

    Make better decisions with friends

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    PodFunnel▲6

    Your Podcast Automation Robot™

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Pickld▲68

    Be a Better Friend

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Sup▲129

    See what your friends see

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Xibot▲8

    Your New Robotic Family Member

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Alice by Couple▲57

    An AI companion from the folks who built Couple

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Spot▲34

    Google's smaller four-legged robot dog

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    ELLI•Q▲111

    A robotic companion for the elderly

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Buddy▲7

    Your personal assistant in Messenger

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Agent Ribbit▲91

    Monthly science experiments for you and your child

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Animal Robo▲117

    Uber for drones

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Foreign Buddy▲123

    Learn any language with me 🇺🇸 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇹

    2017 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →