Cartwheel Robotics · Humanoid · 2025
Yogi, from Cartwheel Robotics, is a deliberately small, friendly, emotionally expressive companion humanoid — a conscious counterpoint to the industrial, utilitarian humanoids dominating the field. Founded by Scott LaValley (a veteran of Disney Imagineering and Boston Dynamics, where he worked on Atlas), Cartwheel designs Yogi for warmth and human connection rather than factory labour, emphasising expressive, characterful movement meant to make people feel at ease in homes and public spaces. It represents the 'companion/emotional' branch of humanoid design alongside makers like Engineered Arts. NOTE: Cartwheel publishes limited hard specs for Yogi (height/weight/DOF/battery not formally released — it's development-stage) — those fields are flagged for outreach rather than invented; design intent and pedigree confirmed from Cartwheel.
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View full interactive profile, comparisons & videos →| Category | Humanoid |
| Sub-type | Companion / Social Humanoid (small) |
| Status | Active |
| Year | 2025 |
| Origin | USA |
| Announced | 2025 |
| Released | 2025 |
| Frame | Hollow skeletal structure (cooling) |
| Degrees of freedom | 50 |
| AI model | Proprietary Motion Language Model (MLM) - translates language/text prompts into fluid, emotionally-resonant full-body gestures; natural-language communication; embodied AI full-stack platform |
| Actuator type | Custom precision high-torque actuators with overload protection; hollow skeletal structure (for cooling); medical-grade silicone skin + protective soft materials |
| Use cases | Home companionship, Public engagement, Entertainment / emotional connection |
| Made in | USA (Reno, Nevada) |
