AiMOGA Unveils MOBO, a Home Companion Robot Linked to LUXEED Cars

A Robot Built for the Living Room

AiMOGA, the embodied AI brand of Chinese carmaker Chery, has unveiled MOBO, its first home companion robot. The reveal came at the 2026 Chery International User Summit, and global pre-orders opened at the launch.

The move matters because AiMOGA has so far focused on commercial service robots in public venues. MOBO is the company's first step into households, a market where robots must be safe, friendly and useful every day.

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What a Companion Robot Is

A companion robot is meant to keep people company and help with simple tasks rather than work on a factory floor. It aims to chat, remember who you are, and respond to what you ask.

AiMOGA says MOBO offers natural interaction and long-term memory, so it can recall earlier conversations and routines. How well that works in real homes has not yet been shown independently.

The Body Behind the Personality

The company lists 22 degrees of freedom for MOBO. A degree of freedom is one independent way a joint can move, such as bending an elbow or turning a wrist, so more of them allow smoother, more lifelike motion.

The release does not give MOBO's height, weight or battery life, so it is hard to compare it with other home robots. Those details will matter to buyers deciding whether it fits in a flat or family house.

CheryMind, the Brain Inside

MOBO runs on CheryMind, which AiMOGA describes as a foundation model for physical AI. A foundation model is a large AI system trained on broad data, here tuned to help machines act in the physical world.

In the home, the company says CheryMind helps MOBO break complex tasks into steps, navigate rooms, avoid obstacles and interact with people. These are the company's claims, and no demonstration results were published.

From Cars to Robots

The announcement stresses a link with LUXEED, a vehicle brand tied to Chery. The release says the AI principles behind CheryMind also support LUXEED's intelligent driving features, including NOA, a navigation assist for driving, and Super Intelligent Valet Parking.

The idea is a shared technology ecosystem: software that steers a car through traffic and software that guides a robot around a coffee table solve related problems of seeing, planning and moving safely.

Chery's Wider Robotics Bet

The release describes AiMOGA's expansion from commercial service robotics into the consumer home market as part of a broader Chery push across automotive, robotics and low-altitude aviation, the industry term for small aircraft such as drones and air taxis.

Carmakers are well placed for this shift because they already know large-scale manufacturing, supply chains, sensors and battery systems. Whether that experience carries over to household robots remains to be proven.

Pre-Orders Open, Price Unknown

Pre-orders are open worldwide, but the company has not disclosed a price or delivery dates. Pre-orders are also not sales, and buyers usually wait months to learn the final cost and features.

The release includes no executive quotes. Its media contact is listed through LUXEED International, which suggests the robot will be marketed alongside the car brand.

What to Watch Next

The first questions are practical: how much MOBO costs, when it ships and in which countries. Buyers will also want proof that it can handle clutter, children, pets and stairs.

Privacy will matter too, since a robot with memory and cameras in the home collects personal information. How AiMOGA handles that data may shape trust as much as the robot's abilities.