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SwitchBot · Companions

SwitchBot KATA Friends

Available to order · Plan required

In stock in SwitchBot's official EU store (both characters, €599); after the free trial it needs a paid Companion Care plan, otherwise it goes into sleep mode.

from €599Noa or Niko (device only)

Official EU store price; VAT treatment not shown on the page. A Companion Care plan is required after the 15-day trial: Essential €14.99/month, Premium €399.99/year, or one-time €999.99 (lifetime AI and software, Premium benefits in year one only). US price $699. Official outfits €22.99–25.99.

SwitchBot EU store

Checked: 28.09.2026Source
Made for: Home
Where: EU (official store) · UK · US · Canada

Antarum is independent: we don’t sell or ship robots and aren’t an official dealer of this brand. You buy from the manufacturer or an authorised dealer. They’re your contract partner.

Manufacturer price in the original currency, excl. VAT, shipping and import duties.

How Antarum earns money

Overview

A plush, wheeled AI pet that recognises family members, voices and gestures, roams the home and returns to its dock. It runs a language model on the device but stops working without a paid plan after the trial.

Key specs

Characters: Noa (white with grey accents) or Niko (grey with white face)
AI: On-device language model; face, gesture and voice-emotion recognition
Touch: 12 touch-sensitive zones (ears, hands, tummy, back)
Mobility: Three wheels, obstacle avoidance, self-charging at its dock
Vision / display: Camera in the nose, LCD eyes
Battery: 3,200 mAh, about 3 h of roaming and play (Gizmodo test)
Storage: 64 GB (photo diary, up to 100,000 photos)

Versions & prices

Noa: €599White fur with grey accents
Niko: €599Grey fur with white face

Why it’s in

Acts on its own: it roams, recognises each household member and goes back to its dock without help.
Speech and vision processing run on the device, according to SwitchBot.
A 2026 model from an established maker, sold in an official EU store in EUR.

What bothers us

Needs a paid plan after the 15-day trial or it goes into sleep mode; Gizmodo's review called it 'useless if you don't pay up'.
The real cost over a few years is far above the €599 device price.
SwitchBot publishes no size, weight or battery specs; the battery figure comes from Gizmodo's review.