Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. PLEN portable robot and software launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   PLEN Cube▲79

   Personal assistant robot that fits in the palm of your hand

   2017 · sakura189.wiki · its alternatives →

2. 2
   PLEN2▲6

   A small sized bipedal walking robot

   2016 · plen.jp · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Kodro▲73

   Code robots in an offline Python learning simulator

   Sep 2026 · vaibhav4046.github.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Recode Replay - Yuri Milner▲67

   Sending tiny robots to space - Code Conference 2016

   2016 · rss.art19.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Starship▲234

   Self-driving robot for local delivery

   2015 · starship.xyz · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Software Engineering Daily: Robots for the Elderly with Itai Mendelsohn▲53

   The world through the lens of software.

   2017 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Codie (pre-launch)▲91

   A robot that helps kids learn coding

   2015 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Asimov 1▲124

   The most customizable humanoid robot you can buy

   3d ago · menlo.ai · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Rhem Labs▲98

   Health assistant robots for your parents’

   16d ago · rhem.ai · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Proto-Mindfree▲60

    A floating AI workspace for your Mac

    Sep 2026 · virencore.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Dreamscale Labs▲80

    Run the best robot AI models over the cloud

    10d ago · dreamscalelabs.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Data Robot▲92

    Build Better Predictive Models — Faster

    2014 · datarobot.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Atlas▲9

    The Agile Anthropomorphic Robot

    2015 · bostondynamics.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    OpenTrons▲63

    Liquid Handling Robot for Biotech

    2014 · opentrons.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    BeamPro▲66

    Telepresence Robot

    2015 · suitabletech.com · its alternatives →

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    root▲8

    A robot to teach coding

    2016 · rootrobotics.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    CellRobot▲71

    Hundreds of modular robots in one

    2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Tend.ai▲16

    Cloud robotics software for machine tending

    2016 · tend.ai · its alternatives →

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    Anki Vector▲19

    The home robot who hangs out and helps out.

    2018 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Environment Builder for Robot/RL (Full Layer L1"MeshWi-Fi" to L7"K8s")▲6

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Leka▲11

    Robot companion designed for children with special needs

    2016 · leka.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Poodle, Python-to-PDDL Compiler and AI Planning SDK▲9

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Buddy▲4

    A lovely open-source robot for your family

    2015 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Alpha 2▲5

    A humanoid robot for the whole family

    2015 · indiegogo.com · 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 →