Casio Moflin vs Elephant Robotics metaCat (2023)

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Moflin compared with metaCat (2023)

	CasioMoflin	Elephant RoboticsmetaCat (2023)
Overview
Released
Released	November 2024	–
Task and control
Form
Form	Stationary	Stationary
Use
Use	Companion	Companion
Phone app
Phone app	Yes	–
Movement
Movement	Head rotation and tilt; does not travel around the room.	Lying plush companion; the documented commands move its head and tail, not the whole cat around the room.
Remote control
Remote control	MofLife app shows moods, journal and battery, and sets the name, volume and software updates.	English wake word metaCat activates voice commands for motion, eye brightness, sound volume and sleep.
Cloud and offline operation
Cloud and offline operation	Voice features are processed locally; speech is neither understood nor recorded. Optional app uploads support the journal and servicing.	–
Regional availability
Regional availability	Casio UK offers purchase with mainland UK delivery only. Casio also has regional US and Japanese sales.	Active bare-pet variants are available in the maker store. Dispatch is quoted as 7–15 business days from China; this store serves regions outside the Americas, which have a separate shop.
Release details
Release details	Casio confirms Japanese general sales began 7 November 2024; the September 2025 UK/US launch announcement is a later regional event.	First retail sale has not been established; page and image dates are not treated as sale dates.
Hardware
Degrees of freedom
Degrees of freedom	2	–
Robot weight
Robot weight	260 g	930 g
Microphone
Microphone	Yes	Yes
Sensors
Sensors	Light, touch, microphone, accelerometer and gyroscope.	Touch reactions at the head, jaw and back.
Audio
Audio	One speaker and one microphone.	Meows and purring; holding its back triggers a simulated heartbeat.
Display
Display	–	Animated eyes.
Size and weight
Size and weight	130 × 90 × 180 mm; the UK table does not label axes.	Maker Ragdoll diagram: 40 cm body length, 27 cm tail and 21 cm height; the pictured 930 g weight is assigned only to that configuration.
Accessories
Accessories	Bed, AC adapter and startup guide included; Silver and Gold are colour variants.	Three coat variants; costume and carrier bundles are accessories. Current maker comparison distinguishes 2023 USB-C/voice/animated-eye hardware from 2022 C-cell hardware.
Battery
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	About 5 hours under typical daily use at 25°C	Up to 10 hours continuous operation (maker FAQ)
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	1,200 mAh	–
Battery
Battery	3.7 V lithium-ion battery.	–
Charging
Charging	About 3 hours 30 minutes at 25°C in the supplied bed.	USB-C under the belly; maker FAQ quotes 45 minutes charging.
Dock
Dock	Bed: 140 × 100 × 190 mm, approximately 280 g.	–