Autonomous Lamp: a $499 open-source companion robot that sees, hears and chats
dee_hw · x · 2026-09-23
Autonomous launched Lamp, a fully-assembled open-source companion robot at $499 (down from $999), shipping free Oct 29.
- Open source, 1-year warranty, 30-day returns, four colorways
- OTA updates add a dust sensor, near-zero-latency conversation, and camera eye-contact before speaking
- Lamp and Reachy Mini run on Autonomous OS and already chat with each other, voting to add a new robot friend
- Positioned as a friend, not a fighter — it 'pretends to hate' being petted
Bulk pricing from $464/unit at 30+ units.
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