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Jibo's spiritual successor, iKairos wearable, to launch in Q3 2026

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Lingverse, a company founded by a former Jibo board member, is launching iKairos, a wearable device that is considered a spiritual successor to the 2017 social robot Jibo. Unlike Jibo, which was a stationary home robot, iKairos can detach its top portion to become a wearable, offering a dual-perspective view of the user and their surroundings. The company believes iKairos will succeed where Jibo failed due to the greater appeal of wearables and the advancements in AI capabilities since 2017. The device is slated for a Q3 2026 release. AI

IMPACT This wearable device aims to improve upon a previous social robot by leveraging advancements in AI and the appeal of wearable technology.

RANK_REASON The item describes a new product launch that is a successor to a previous product, but it is not a frontier AI release or a significant industry move.

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Jibo's spiritual successor, iKairos wearable, to launch in Q3 2026

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  1. Forbes — Innovation TIER_1 English(EN) · Ben Sin, Contributor ·

    Upcoming Wearable iKairos Is A Successor To Jibo From 2017

    Nearly a decade after the much-publicized rise and fall of Jibo, the product has a spiritual successor named iKairos. This time it’ll be more capable.

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