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24 alternatives to Photon

World's First Robot Which Grows With Your Child

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Photon launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Photon Robot▲137

   A robot that grows with your child.

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Jibo▲125

   World's First Family Robot (pre-launch)

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Little Robot Friends▲97

   Fun, expressive robots for learning code and electronics

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Robotbase▲104

   World's First AI Personal Robot (pre-launch)

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Ozobot▲78

   The World's Smallest Smart Robot

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   robo▲100

   A revolutionary new robotics toy for kids (pre-launch)

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Joy▲197

   The world’s first interactive photo album

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Tio▲81

   Robotic building blocks for ages 5 and up

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Ziro▲102

   World's first maker friendly gesture controlled robotics kit

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Lucy▲201

    A smart robot that bends sunlight where you want it.

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Stemi Hexipod▲119

    A robot you can create on your own, at home

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Cubenizer▲113

    The world's first candy printer

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    MODI▲220

    Create anything you want with robotics of things

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    CogniToys▲99

    Connected smart toys that learn and grow with a child.

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Quadbot▲127

    Build your own Robot

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Sunflower▲86

    An autonomous robotic shade that tracks the sun 🌞

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Starchild-1 by Odyssey▲109

    The first real-time multimodal world model

    May 2026 · odyssey.ml · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Kamibot▲109

    A robot that teaches your kids to code

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    BeamPro▲66

    Telepresence Robot

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    P.A.W.S.▲89

    The world's first automated puppy news generator

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    COWAROBOT R1▲85

    The first and only robotic suitcase

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Codie (pre-launch)▲91

    A robot that helps kids learn coding

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Tinybeans▲65

    Your child's first digital moment

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Dash & Dot▲89

    Robots designed to help kids learn how to code

    2015 · 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 →