Reachy Mini
An expressive desktop robot with built-in conversation, a camera, microphones, a speaker, and a growing app ecosystem. It ships as a kit that owners assemble themselves, making it more hands-on than a typical plug-and-play desk pet.
Updated 2026-11-02. Our assessment separates official specifications, community reports, and our own analysis.
What can it do?
- Built-in voice conversation on the robot
- Camera, four microphones, and speaker
- Open-source platform and community apps
- Wireless and computer-tethered versions
- Requires around 2.5 hours of assembly
Who is it for?
Technically curious consumers who want an expressive robot they can assemble, customise, and keep extending with software and community apps.
Who should skip it?
Skip it if you want a finished toy that works straight out of the box with no assembly, a low-cost general consumer companion, or a device that requires no technical curiosity to customise.
Who else might like it?
curious technology owners, families who enjoy building kits, robotics hobbyists, people interested in open hardware and software ecosystems.
Evidence & provenance
The claims below are tied to the sources used in our assessment.
- officialPollen Robotics currently lists Reachy Mini Wireless at $499 and Reachy Mini Lite at $399, with the Lite model using an external computer and the Wireless model including onboard compute and a battery.View official source ↗
- officialThe official page states that both versions include a camera, four microphones, a speaker, and the same core motion capabilities, and that the robot ships as a kit requiring about 2.5 hours of assembly.View official source ↗
- officialPollen Robotics describes Reachy Mini as designed for human interaction, creative coding, and AI experimentation, and presents community apps and SDKs as part of its ecosystem.View official source ↗
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