Momobot from Shell Robotics debuts at CES 2026 (1 Viewer)

[Chris]

A new cuddly companion robot debuted at CES, known as Momobot by the company Shell Robotics Inc.

Momobot robot from Shell Robotics Inc.

• Chris
• Jan 11, 2026

Image: Shell Robotics. Screenshot by author.

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Shell Robotics Inc website: https://www.momobot.ai/

 

[Jerry]

This looks a lot like the Japanese brand Lovot, especially in terms of color rendering (CMF). Won't users question it? Or are people only concerned about its visual presentation? I'd like to hear everyone's thoughts.

By the way, how much does it cost?

 

[Chris]

No price has been announced yet. They will be releasing it on Kickstarter. But there is a page on their website listing them for US$50,000.

Agree the similarities to Lovot make me uncomfortable. But as GrooveX won’t make Lovot easily available outside of Japan at the affordable subscription cost like they do in Japan; I think consumers will take any alternative if the price is reasonable and the company will sell directly to them without the hassles associated with region locked robots from Japan.

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[Chris]

Momobots will be capable of interacting with one another. They are actually quite endearing, can see these could become quite popular, possibly even go mainstream.

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