Safety
US Senators Marsha Blackburn and Richard Blumenthal opened an inquiry after their staff found that thousands, possibly tens of thousands, of the Miko 3's audio replies to children, going back to December 2025, were left publicly downloadable online. The lawmakers said Miko then removed the data.
A crash, recall, injury or investigation
What the source says
“This dataset reportedly contained thousands of responses to children’s questions”
What it means
Miko 3, from Miko (Emotix), is at stage 4 of 5 on our ladder: paying customers. Safety events don't move a stage on their own, but they stay on the robot's record.
Human help: Our sources report it working without human help.
More on Miko 3
- Miko's parent company raised about $10 million from US radio company iHeartMedia, and had recently gone on sale at Costco in North America.
- A reviewer at The Gadgeteer tested the $299 Miko 3 and said they would find it hard to recommend to most families, especially once the subscription is added.
- Miko launched content made with Disney, available to customers in more than 140 countries.
- Mumbai startup Emotix raised its first $2 million, led by IDG Ventures India and YourNest, and launched Miko, which it called India's first companion robot for children.