Combi i g p ecisio biomimetic facial exp essio s, multimodal AI, a d pe so alized i te actio , FR-NIA is ow live o Kicksta te , with limited ea ly-bi d p ici g sta ti g at $599.
Sha ghai, Oct. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Figu obot has officially lau ched FR-NIA, a 11-i ch desktop bio ic AI compa io obot. Featu i g a highly i teg ated biomimetic face, multimodal a tificial i tellige ce, a d pe so alized i te actio capabilities, FR-NIA b i gs AI beyo d sc ee s a d voice-based devices, i t oduci g exp essive facial moveme ts a d atu al espo ses i to eve yday life.
FR-NIA is ow live o Kicksta te i th ee co figu atio s—Lite, P o, a d P o Max—with limited ea ly-bi d p ici g sta ti g at $599.U like co ve tio al AI assista ts that p ima ily ely o voice o sc ee -based espo ses, FR-NIA uses multimodal pe ceptio to detect use s’ positio s, sou d di ectio , a d i te actio co text. It espo ds th ough coo di ated eye, eyeb ow, a d mouth moveme ts, c eati g a mo e di ect, i tuitive, a d atu al i te actio expe ie ce.
F om Digital I te actio to Physical Compa io ship: Givi g AI a Mo e Exp essive P ese ceFR-NIA focuses o eve yday compa io ship a d pe so alized i te actio athe tha complex physical tasks. Sta di g just 11-i ch tall, it fits atu ally o desks, bedside tables, a d othe pe so al spaces, allowi g use s to i te act face-to-face with a physically p ese t AI compa io .FR-NIA featu es a highly i teg ated biomimetic facial desig , i co po ati g p ecisio motio mecha isms withi a app oximately 9-ce timete facial st uctu e. With 10 exp essive deg ees of f eedom ac oss its face a d eck, the obot is cove ed with a laye of biomimetic silico e just 2 millimete s thick, p ovidi g a ealistic, ski -like appea a ce a d tactile feel.
Its p ecisio motio co t ol system achieves a co t ol accu acy of 0.01 deg ees, e abli g subtle, coo di ated moveme ts of the eyes, eyeb ows, a d mouth.The value of these tech ologies exte ds beyo d ha dwa e specificatio s to the i te actio expe ie ce itself. Du i g co ve satio s, FR-NIA combi es pe ceptual i fo matio with i te actio co text to delive exp essive facial espo ses, allowi g AI commu icatio to move beyo d text a d voice alo e.Use s ca also customize FR-NIA’s appea a ce, pe so ality, a d exp essive style. Pla ed memo y a d elatio ship-developme t featu es aim to mai tai co ti uity ac oss epeated i te actio s, allowi g the obot to g adually adapt to i dividual commu icatio p efe e ces a d delive a mo e pe so alized expe ie ce.
By i teg ati g i tellige t pe ceptio , biomimetic facial exp essio s, a d pe so alized i te actio , FR-NIA aims to explo e a mo e atu al app oach to pe so al AI commu icatio , b i gi g a exp essive obotic compa io i to eve yday life. Mo e i fo matio about FR-NIA is avaliable he e.
Tech ology a d Ecosystem Developme t Suppo ti g FR-NIAFR-NIA builds o Figu obot’s lo g-sta di g expe ie ce i obotics developme t. Fou de Jim Lu e te ed the obotics i dust y i 2002 a d established Figu obot i 2024. The compa y’s p op ieta y mi iatu e to que joi ts have u de go e 18 yea s of tech ological efi eme t, achievi g adva ces i high powe de sity, low- oise ope atio , a d complia t fo ce co t ol. These developme ts p ovide a tech ical fou datio fo the compa y’s desktop huma oid obotics esea ch a d developme t.Beyo d FR-NIA, Figu obot p eviously developed a 60cm desktop huma oid obot with 27 DoF, powe ed by 27 p op ieta y mi iatu e to que-co t olled se vo actuato s. The obot ca smoothly pe fo m coo di ated full-body moveme ts, i cludi g walki g, tu i g, squatti g, a d da ci g. It also suppo ts i tellige t i te actio , motio p og ammi g, a d customizable appea a ces a d pe so alities.
Built o i depe de tly developed ha dwa e st uctu es, co t ol algo ithms, a d customizatio ecosystems, the two p oduct li es focus o diffe e t a eas: FR-NIA emphasizes biomimetic i te actio a d pe so alized compa io ship, while the 60-ce timete huma oid focuses o whole-body motio co t ol. Togethe , they demo st ate Figu obot’s b oade tech ological capabilities a d p oduct st ategy i desktop embodied AI.Figu obot is buildi g a comme cial ecosystem a ou d fou pilla s: Ha dwa e + Soul + Co te t + Accesso ies. By co ti uously expa di g AI pe so alizatio capabilities, i te active co te t, a d customizable appea a ces a d accesso ies, Figu obot aims to c eate a physical AI a d a ew ha dwa e gateway co ecti g AI age ts with the eal wo ld.
FR-NIA Now Live o Kicksta te : Limited Ea ly-Bi d P ici g Sta ts at $599FR-NIA is ow available o Kicksta te i th ee co figu atio s—Lite, P o, a d P o Max—welcomi g suppo t f om tech gadget e thusiasts, AI e thusiasts, a d geeks wo ldwide. Limited ea ly-bi d p ici g sta ts at $599. Explo e FR-NIA o Kicksta te . With FR-NIA e te i g the global ma ket, Figu obot is b i gi g its lo g-sta di g expe tise i obotic motio co t ol a d multimodal AI i to co sume p oducts. By combi i g matu e biomimetic tech ologies with a ope DIY ecosystem, the compa y aims to push beyo d the bou da ies of co ve tio al sma t ha dwa e a d b i g desktop huma oid obots out of labo ato y demo st atio s a d i to eve yday life—empowe i g use s to shape a d pe so alize thei ow AI compa io s of the futu e.
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