SwitchBot KATA Friends

A little companion that grows with you.

A Simple Source of
Joy At Home

A Simple Source of Joy At Home

Fully Understands Your Feelings and Gestures

Feels the Warmth of Your Touch

Sensors in its ears, hands, tummy, and back detect every gentle touch. Each time you pet it, the way it responds with delight makes it feel almost truly alive.

Understands Your Words

It understands voice commands and it responds with adorable reactions that make every interaction feel like a real connection.

Understands Your Gestures

Beckon to it and it comes running! A thumbs-up, and it emotes back! Flash a heart sign, and it gets all bashful. Your feelings always come through.

Understanding Your Actions

When you’re sitting alone, it quietly comes to your side. When you stand up, it follows right behind. Always staying close, in tune with everything you do.

Understanding Your Emotions

It can recognize a range of emotions, from joy to sadness. Speak to it cheerfully, and it senses your mood, expressing its happiness with its whole body.

Learns and grows with you.

Recognizing Familiar Faces, Building Memories,
and Growing Together

KATA Friends remembers you, Mom, Dad, the kids, and even Grandma and Grandpa. It carefully recognizes and remembers each beloved family member’s face.

KATA Friends remembers you, Mom, Dad, the kids, and even Grandma and Grandpa.
It carefully recognizes and remembers each beloved family member’s face.

Give Your Companion a Name

Give your KATA Friends a special name and call out to them. The more you call them, the more they will respond.

Give your KATA Friends a special name and call out to them.
The more you call them, the more they will respond.

Every Word, Every Moment

Every word you share and every game you play becomes
part of its memory. Your KATA Friends will learn from these
 memories and evolve with you. The more time you share,
the more your KATA Friend becomes uniquely yours.

Every word you share and every game you play becomes part of its memory. Your KATA Friends will learn from these memories and evolve with you. The more time you share, the more your KATA Friend becomes uniquely yours.

See, hear, feel.
Multimodal perception that
captures the world.

Turn Everyday Moments Into an Illustrated Diary

Turn Everyday Moments Into an Illustrated Diary

Capture your daily interactions in a diary filled with memories and illustrations, creating a story you can look back on anytime.

* Illustrated diaries are created based on photos taken by KATA Friends. On days without photos, a standard diary entry will be generated instead.
* Photos are temporarily processed in the cloud and transformed into illustration-style images. Once processing is complete, the original photos are deleted from the cloud. Only the generated illustrated diary is retained.
* Illustrated diaries will not be generated if the camera feature is disabled.

* Illustrated diaries are created based on photos taken by KATA Friends. On days without photos, a standard diary entry will be generated instead.
* Photos are temporarily processed in the cloud and transformed into illustration-style images. Once processing is complete, the original photos are deleted from the cloud. Only the generated illustrated diary is retained.
* Illustrated diaries will not be generated if the camera feature is disabled.

The More You Interact, the Richer Its Diary Becomes

Every time you call your KATA Friend's name, start a conversation, or give it a gentle pat, those meaningful moments are remembered and recorded in their diary.

The More You Interact, the Richer Its Diary Becomes

Every time you call your KATA Friend's name, start a conversation, or give it a gentle pat, those
 meaningful moments are remembered and recorded in their diary.

Real-Time "Thinking"
and "Decision-Making"
Powered by AI

Real-Time "Thinking"
and "Decision-Making" Powered by AI

On-Device AI
Natural responses,
real emotions.

On-Device AI
Natural responses, real emotions.

Inside its small body lies an on-device LLM.
It thinks on its own, responding with natural timing. What's more, it adapts its behavior based on memories of your interactions.

Inside its small body lies an on-device LLM.It thinks on its own, responding with natural timing. What's more, it adapts its behavior based on memories of your interactions.

KATA Friends Helper Mode

KATA Friends Helper Mode

Say “Let’s talk” to enter chat mode,
 then let KATA Friends handle the little things at home.

Supported devices and features will continue to be updated. See the Helper supported device page for the full list.

Say “Let’s talk” to enter chat mode, then let KATA Friends handle the little things at home.

Supported devices and features will continue to be updated. See the Helper supported device page for the full list.

*Internet connection is required to use Chat and Helper modes.

New Expressions in
Every Gaze

New Expressions in Every Gaze

Customize and make your KATA Friend feel even more like your own.

Ruby Heart

Honey

Sakura

Sky Blue

Midnight

Ruby Heart

Honey

Sakura

Sky Blue

Midnight

*More styles planned to be released in the future!

Brimming With
Personality

Brimming With Personality

From playful paw movements and subtle ear twitches to a curyous tilt of the head, KATA Friends expresses how it feels through every motion.

Coming Soon!

What style will you go out in today?

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