Groove XLoona
Loona is the robot pet with the best charm-to-price ratio: as expressive as a Pixar character, it recognizes faces and gestures, plays, patrols the house and chats thanks to its GPT integration. At $499 it delivers more personality than robots ten times its price.
It lives on wheels (no legs), and some extra features are subscription-gated, but as a first companion robot for a home with kids — or without — it's this category's easy buy.
Score breakdown
The good
- Class-leading expressiveness and personality
- AI conversation built in
- Reasonable price, easy to buy
The bad
- Wheels, not legs: smooth floors only
- Premium features behind a subscription
- The charm depends on novelty
Specs
| Type | Wheeled robot pet with personality |
|---|---|
| AI | Built-in GPT conversation |
| Sensors | Camera, ToF, gesture recognition |
| Availability | On sale (official site and Amazon) |
