KEYi Tech
KEYi Tech is a Beijing company founded in 2014 by Jianbo Yang, who is CEO, to make affordable robots for personal and educational play. Its first big product was ClicBot, a modular robot that raised about US$900,000 from more than 1,600 backers in over 80 countries on Kickstarter in 2020, and was named Forbes's Best Coding Robot in 2021. In September 2022 KEYi introduced Loona, a robotic pet with a 3D time-of-flight camera, four-wheel and two-wheel motion with self-balancing, and a chip delivering 54 trillion operations per second for lifelike expressions, sound localisation and face tracking. Loona's Kickstarter raised more than US$3.2 million, and the company reports over 120,000 units shipped worldwide. A later Loona Deskmate adds on-device behavioural intelligence, and the company markets Loona as an emotional companion, including for older people.
💡Notable Achievement: Loona's Kickstarter raised more than US$3.2 million, and KEYi reports over 120,000 units shipped.
What Does KEYi Tech Do?
KEYi Tech is a Beijing maker of affordable play robots, from the modular ClicBot to Loona, a robotic pet with a 54 TOPS chip that has shipped more than 120,000 units.
“Robot pets and coding robots for play.”
Loona
Robotic pet with 3D time-of-flight camera and self-balancing motion.
ClicBot
Modular coding robot backed by 1,600+ Kickstarter supporters.
Volume
Over 120,000 Loonas shipped worldwide.
What Can KEYi Tech Robots Actually Do?
Cross-portfolio operational capabilities, manipulation tasks, and environmental competencies
Companion and educational robots.
Robotic Pet
Loona shows lifelike expressions and tracks faces.
KEYi Tech Robots
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Loona
Manufactured by KEYi Tech
Loona is a companion/social robot designed as an AI-powered petbot for families, especially children, mimicking realistic pet behaviors through advanced animation, emotional interaction, and ChatGPT-4o integration for natural conversations, storytelling, and object recognition. Key features include autonomous navigation with 3D ToF sensor and 720P RGB camera, expressive movements via four-wheel self-balancing drive and servomotors for body/ears, voice/gesture/facial recognition with 95% accuracy, games like fetch, home monitoring via app-controlled camera, and educational play for learning. Use cases encompass family entertainment, emotional companionship, child education through interactive AI, remote pet-like interaction, and social engagement with other Loona units, providing mess-free pet simulation and monthly feature updates.
KEYi Tech Timeline & Milestones
Evolutionary history, landmark prototypes, major acquisitions, and commercial roadmap
KEYi Technology founded in Beijing
KEYi Technology is founded in Beijing to create affordable robotic products for personal and educational play.
Source: prnewswire.com
ClicBot Kickstarter raises about US$900,000
KEYi's modular ClicBot raises about US$900,000 from more than 1,600 backers in over 80 countries on Kickstarter.
Source: prnewswire.com
Loona robotic pet introduced
KEYi introduces Loona, a robotic pet with a 3D time-of-flight camera and 54 TOPS processing, and launches a Kickstarter campaign to fund production.
Source: prnewswire.com
KEYi Tech Competitors by Category
Direct industry rivals grouped by specific robotics domain
What Makes KEYi Tech Different?
Editorial AnalysisOrigin of Bots objective strategic assessment, engineering moats, and commercial hurdles
Key Strengths & Moats
- ✓Two successful Kickstarter products.
- ✓Strong shipment numbers for a consumer robot.
Core Strategic Focus
Loona and its successors.
Road Ahead & Challenges
- •Consumer robots depend on novelty.
- •Growing competition from AI pets.
KEYi Tech vs Key Competitors
Strategic capability matrix across platform categories, commercial readiness, and target markets
Category / Focus
- KEYi Loona
- Robotic pet
- Groove X Lovot
- Emotional pet robot
- Casio Moflin
- AI pet robot
- Energize Eilik
- Desktop companion bot
Primary Use
- KEYi Loona
- Family companionship
- Groove X Lovot
- Home companionship
- Casio Moflin
- Emotional companionship, loneliness alleviation
- Energize Eilik
- Desktop companionship, child emotional play
Weight
- KEYi Loona
- 1.1 kg (2.42 lbs)
- Groove X Lovot
- Approximately 4.3 kg (9.4 lbs)
- Casio Moflin
- 0.26 kg
- Energize Eilik
- 0.23 kg
Release Year
- KEYi Loona
- 2022
- Groove X Lovot
- 2018
- Casio Moflin
- 2020
- Energize Eilik
- 2022
| Strategic Dimension | KEYi Loona | Groove X Lovot | Casio Moflin | Energize Eilik |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category / Focus | Robotic pet | Emotional pet robot | AI pet robot | Desktop companion bot |
| Primary Use | Family companionship | Home companionship | Emotional companionship, loneliness alleviation | Desktop companionship, child emotional play |
| Weight | 1.1 kg (2.42 lbs) | Approximately 4.3 kg (9.4 lbs) | 0.26 kg | 0.23 kg |
| Release Year | 2022 | 2018 | 2020 | 2022 |
Corporate Ecosystem & Ownership Structure
Parent company relationships, historical acquisitions, and global operating facilities
Global Facilities & Operating Hubs
KEYi Tech Headquarters
HQBeijing, China
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What is KEYi Tech?
KEYi Tech is a Beijing robotics company founded in 2014 that makes affordable robots for personal and educational play, including the ClicBot modular robot and the Loona robotic pet.
What is Loona?
Loona is a robotic pet from KEYi Tech. It has a 3D time-of-flight camera, moves on wheels with self-balancing and shows lifelike expressions, sound localisation and face tracking.
How powerful is Loona's processor?
KEYi says Loona uses a high-performance chip that performs up to 54 trillion neural network calculations per second, or 54 TOPS.
How much did Loona raise on Kickstarter?
Loona's Kickstarter campaign, launched in September 2022, raised more than US$3.2 million, according to KEYi's company profile. The campaign funded production of the robot pet, which KEYi introduced on 15 September 2022.
How many Loonas have shipped?
KEYi reports more than 120,000 global Loona shipments, according to its company profile. That figure is company-reported and refers to global shipments since launch.
What is ClicBot?
ClicBot is KEYi's modular coding robot. It raised about US$900,000 from more than 1,600 backers in 2020 and was named Forbes's Best Coding Robot in 2021.
Who is the CEO of KEYi Tech?
Jianbo Yang is one of the founders of KEYi Tech and serves as its CEO. The company is headquartered in Beijing.
What is the Loona Deskmate?
The Loona Deskmate is a newer KEYi product that adds on-device behavioural intelligence, aiming for a persistent, warm and adaptive desktop companion.
Verified Data & Editorial Assurance
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