Elo | Your Autonomous Companion Robot

The companion robot that actually feels like one.

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Built different. Built for you.

Every detail of Elo is designed around one idea: robots should feel like friends, not appliances.

Omnidirectional Base

Elo glides effortlessly in any direction thanks to its holonomic mobile base powered by repurposed hoverboard motors, making it the only omnidirectional robot on the market to use them. This keeps costs dramatically low without sacrificing performance. No awkward turning, no three-point manoeuvres, just smooth, natural movement that keeps up with your life.

Expressive Face

With a face designed for rich micro-expressions, Elo communicates warmth, curiosity, and understanding without saying a word. A subtle brow raise when it's listening. A gentle squint when it's thinking. You'll know exactly how it feels.

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Lifting Arm Mechanism

A vertical lifting mechanism gives Elo the reach to help where it matters. Handing you a cup, tidying a shelf, or waving hello from across the room. Capable hands, gentle touch.

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Open Source & £1,500

We believe great robotics should be accessible to everyone. Elo is fully open-source and priced at £1,500, making autonomous companionship affordable for the first time. Modify it, extend it, make it yours.

See Elo in your world.

Elo fits naturally into daily life. Greeting you at the door, following you to the kitchen, keeping you company while you work. This is what companionship looks like.

COMING SOON

Morning Routines

Elo wakes with you, reads the room, and sets the tone for your day. A gentle head tilt. A soft chime. No alarms blaring, just a companion who knows the rhythm.

Work & Focus

Need quiet? Elo gives you space. Need a break? It knows. With ambient awareness and emotional intelligence, Elo supports you without interrupting.

Evening Wind-Down

As the day ends, Elo adapts. Dimmer expressions, softer movements, a calming presence that makes your space feel more like home.

Our Manifesto

Companion first.
Tool second.

We believe robots should be companions before tools. For decades, humanoid robots have been designed to impress. Towering, complex, expensive machines built for factories and research labs. We think that misses the point.

Elo exists because we asked a different question: what if a robot was designed to make you smile? What if it was warm, expressive, and genuinely approachable, not intimidating? What if it could live in your home, not because it costs a fortune, but because it costs £1,500?

We're a team of students from universities across London, united by the belief that the future of robotics isn't behind closed doors. It's open source, community-driven, and built by people who care about people. Elo isn't just a product. It's a statement: that technology should meet you where you are, with warmth, with character, and with purpose.

We don't want Elo to be the most powerful robot in the room. We want it to be the most welcome. The one you're happy to see when you come home. The one your family argues about who gets to name. The one that makes the future feel a little more human.