Elephant Robotics metaCat (2023) vs Loona Inc. Loona DeskMate

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metaCat (2023) compared with Loona DeskMate

	Elephant RoboticsmetaCat (2023)	Loona Inc.Loona DeskMate
Overview
Released
Released	–	–
Task and control
Form
Form	Stationary	Stationary
Use
Use	Companion	Companion
Intended use
Intended use	–	Requires an iPhone 12 or newer; the phone supplies the display, cameras, microphones and computing. Those are not built into the stand. Maker Loona Inc. was formerly KEYi Technology; this company rename does not create a separate hardware generation.
Cloud and offline operation
Cloud and offline operation	–	Face and attention processing on the iPhone; explicit AI requests use cloud services. Removing the phone or sleeping it stops watching and listening.
Subscription
Subscription	–	Basic features do not require a subscription; optional plans add higher usage capacity.
Movement
Movement	Lying plush companion; the documented commands move its head and tail, not the whole cat around the room.	–
Remote control
Remote control	English wake word metaCat activates voice commands for motion, eye brightness, sound volume and sleep.	–
Regional availability
Regional availability	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.	Obsidian EU and Studio White US versions are offered with dispatch in three business days.
Release details
Release details	First retail sale has not been established; page and image dates are not treated as sale dates.	A current purchase page establishes ordering, but first-sale date is not published in the sources read.
Hardware
Degrees of freedom
Degrees of freedom	–	3
Actuators
Actuators	–	Three degrees of freedom: yaw, pitch and roll, driven by brushless servos.
Robot weight
Robot weight	930 g	–
Microphone
Microphone	Yes	–
Sensors
Sensors	Touch reactions at the head, jaw and back.	–
Audio
Audio	Meows and purring; holding its back triggers a simulated heartbeat.	–
Display
Display	Animated eyes.	–
Size and weight
Size and weight	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	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
Battery	–	Maker describes a powered desk hub; no internal battery capacity or cordless runtime is published.
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 10 hours continuous operation (maker FAQ)	–
Charging
Charging	USB-C under the belly; maker FAQ quotes 45 minutes charging.	15 W Qi2 phone charging; 165 W GaN power delivery hub supplied with a separately rated 180 W AC adapter.