Autonomous Lamp: open-source $499 desktop companion robot that 'sweats' and shows emotion
dee_hw · x · 2026-10-06
Autonomous has opened sales for its open-source desktop companion robot Lamp at $499 (down from $999), shipping Oct 29 with color options and free engraving. Recent updates: it's billed as the first "sweating" robot that senses heat; a lightweight classifier layer called Jev routes trivial requests locally and only escalates complex ones to the big model; ElevenLabs Eleven v3 voice gives it warmth, hesitation, and emotional reactions like getting sniffly when called a "desk accessory." Bulk pricing drops to $464/unit at 30+.
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