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24 alternatives to BUDDY

Companion robot for everyday life

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 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

  1. 1
    Buddy▲4

    A lovely open-source robot for your family

    2015 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

  2. 2
    Buddy▲125

    A personal digital assistant to handle simple tasks

    2017 · inspiringlife.co · its alternatives →

  3. 3
    Buddy▲1

    Your family's companion robot

    2015 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

  4. 4

    Slack meets Pocket

    2016 · paperbot.ai · its alternatives →

  5. 5
    Swell Bot▲164

    Make better decisions with friends

    2016 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

  6. 6

    Compare your daily activity to people around you

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

  7. 7
    Rex▲57

    The brain for robots

    2014 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

  8. 8
    Buddy▲7

    Your personal assistant in Messenger

    2017 · askbuddy.co · its alternatives →

  9. 9
    Starship▲234

    Self-driving robot for local delivery

    2015 · starship.xyz · its alternatives →

  10. 10
    ELLI•Q▲111

    A robotic companion for the elderly

    2017 · intuitionrobotics.com · its alternatives →

  11. 11

    An SMS chatbot to help you set and complete daily goals

    2016 · its alternatives →

  12. 12

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

    2017 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

  13. 13
    Buddy▲135

    Your AI Buddy in the Vision Pro

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  14. 14
    Ozobot▲78

    The World's Smallest Smart Robot

    2015 · ozobot.com · its alternatives →

  15. 15

    Fun, expressive robots for learning code and electronics

    2017 · littlerobotfriends.com · its alternatives →

  16. 16

    Fully autonomous robot suitcase

    2017 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

  17. 17

    Lyft for moving

    2014 · its alternatives →

  18. 18

    An introduction to and overview of AI-driven chatbots

    2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →

  19. 19
    Gum▲123

    The social network of things

    2015 · its alternatives →

  20. 20
    Nikbot▲64

    A multilingual AI chatbot

    2017 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

  21. 21

    Build, deploy & gather feedback

    2016 · developer.apple.com · its alternatives →

  22. 22
    Chatbots▲102

    Conversational UI and the future of online interaction

    2016 · its alternatives →

  23. 23
    Botbuzz▲127

    On-Demand chatbot developers

    2016 · buzz.ai · its alternatives →

  24. 24
    Gogobot▲98

    Your guide to the good life

    2016 · its alternatives →

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