Realbotix Aria (Video Assistant)

What it's for

Realbotix, an American company, builds robots for conversation and companionship: the kind where face, voice and a sense of presence are what count. "Aria" is presented on the manufacturer's official site as a standalone virtual video assistant (Video Assistant), not as the flagship of a multi-series line. The manufacturer's site (realbotix.com) contains no B-Series, M-Series or F-Series naming and no price list. Such a product makes sense where appearance and interaction count rather than physical work: in exhibitions and trade shows, in events and entertainment, and in human-robot interaction research. The manufacturer also mentions companion-type uses. What not to expect: physical work. There is no data on degrees of freedom, payload or sensors; the manufacturer publishes no datasheet and no price for any of its products. The company's second promoted product is "Echo", a humanoid robot described as "launching soon", currently available only by signing up to a waiting list. So before you plan a budget, check what exactly Realbotix offers today, not what older roundups keep repeating.

Who it's for

Yes: event organizers, museums and science centers, marketing agencies and teams studying social interaction who want an expressive, human-like presence. Yes: anyone who simply wants to get to know the companion-android segment and is buying curiosity, not performance.

No: factories, warehouses and companies looking for productivity; that is what working humanoid robots or AMRs are for. No: buyers who need an open specification and a price before deciding; there is neither here. No: Polish companies looking for local support, since the robot is not offered in Poland. If you are interested in renting for an event instead of buying, read “Renting a Humanoid Robot for an Event”. No: people who expect "humanoid" to mean a walking machine; how that really works is covered in “How Does a Humanoid Robot Work”.

Deployments

In the category of showcase and social interaction, robots work at trade shows and in educational and research settings; an example from our catalog is Engineered Arts Ameca, whose 61 actuated movements serve to demonstrate human-robot interaction. If you want to see what robots do in Poland, look at the "Robots in Poland" section or the overview of events.

Engineered Arts Ameca from Engineered Arts is the closest equivalent: a social humanoid for trade shows and research, 187 cm, 61 actuated movements, but, unlike Aria, with a published specification.

Sophia has been a recognizable face of the android world since 2016; like Realbotix, Hanson gives no technical data or price, so the comparison is just as hard.

Mirokaï is a French social robot on a balancing ball (123 cm, 26 DOF, about USD 30,000) from the creator of NAO and Pepper; it is more utilitarian in character.

temi V3 is much simpler: a reception telepresence robot from about PLN 17,400 (≈ EUR 3,990 at NBP rate 4.3641 of 21 October 2026), if you need a "face" on a screen and a predictable cost.

Our catalog has no launch dates or events for Aria, so we do not build a timeline. What we do know is how what was said about the product changed. The company's second currently promoted product is "Echo". It is a good example of why, with companion androids, you should rely on the manufacturer's site and not on roundups from around the internet. We describe the company in the profile Realbotix.