Mixi’s Romi Lacatan is an emotional support AI robot that builds on the success of the original Romi robot used in Japan to ease loneliness and anxiety. Touted as a “palmtop,” Romi Lacatan makes the most of a deep-learning model that further humanizes experiences and interactions.
The next generation of AI robots represents a remarkable evolution from the one-dimensional chatbots of the past, and as this CES 2025 Innovation Awards Honoree in Robotics shows, they’re now capable of engaging in robust, complex, and natural conversations that mimic human interaction with impressive depth and nuance.
Interacting with Romi Lacatan in real-time doesn’t require turn-taking—and users will find that Romi Lacatan interjects while the user is still talking, and comes up with what to say based on what it “sees” and “hears.”