Elephant Robotics metaPanda vs Loona Inc. Loona DeskMate

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metaPanda compared with Loona DeskMate

	Elephant RoboticsmetaPanda	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	Plush companion with head and limb movements; responds when held and to the included bamboo toy.	–
Remote control
Remote control	More than 30 voice commands and a custom wake word; voice controls movement, eye brightness, 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	6	3
Actuators
Actuators	–	Three degrees of freedom: yaw, pitch and roll, driven by brushless servos.
Robot weight
Robot weight	1.7 kg	–
Microphone
Microphone	Yes	–
Sensors
Sensors	Eight touch sensors: head, back, two cheeks and four limbs.	–
Display
Display	Two 1.89-inch LCD eye displays.	–
Size and weight
Size and weight	575 × 390 × 190 mm; axes are not labelled in the maker table.	–
Accessories
Accessories	Bamboo toy, USB-C cable, comb, lint roller and manual included.	–
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 12 hours continuous operation	–
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	6,700 mAh	–
Charging
Charging	USB-C; approximately eight hours, described as an overnight charge.	15 W Qi2 phone charging; 165 W GaN power delivery hub supplied with a separately rated 180 W AC adapter.