💬 Chatbots and assistants · 🧸 Early learning (ages 2-6) · 🤖 AI robots, toys and kits
Miko Mini
By Miko (Emotix). Visit Miko Mini
Desk research from the maker's own pages. Not yet tried by us. Checked 2026-10-24.
Miko Mini is a small rolling robot with a screen face that talks with young children. A child says "Hey Miko" and can ask questions, hear stories, play learning games and have short knowledge chats. A parent sets it up with two phone apps and home Wi-Fi, and can set limits in a parent dashboard. Much of the content sits behind the paid Miko Max plan. Miko says it is tuned for ages 5 to 10.
Our take: Suits families who want a talking learning robot for ages 5-10 and accept a camera, cloud processing and a subscription; families wary of always-listening devices should skip it.
| Ages it suits | about 5-10 |
|---|---|
| What its terms say about age | Terms say parts of the Miko service are for parents and other adults over 18; users must be of legal age or have a parent's permission. The privacy policy says account creation is a parent-directed activity and Miko gets verifiable parental consent before collecting a child's data. (terms) |
| Price | Paid. Robot $149 (list $199) in Oct 2026; Miko Max plan $99 a year list ($89 on sale) or $14.99 a month list, needed for full access to many features |
| Works on | A device |
| Account | A parent's account |
| Ads | None |
| In-app purchases | Yes |
| The AI in it | A cloud AI turns the child's speech into text and writes moderated, age-filtered replies; NBC reported in 2026 that Miko has written about using Google Cloud and its Gemini models. |
What's good
- Parent dashboard with usage limits
- Camera and mic can be turned off in the app; camera has a cover
- States COPPA compliance and no selling of data
- Content tuned for ages 5-10
Watch for
- Camera, mic array and always-on wake word in a child's room
- Many features need the Miko Max subscription
- Needs Wi-Fi and Miko's cloud to talk
- Feb 2026 senators' letter about exposed toy replies; Miko denies a breach
Data and privacy
The robot listens for "Hey Miko" and keeps recording for 10 seconds after a child stops talking; recordings go to Miko to be turned into text, may be used to improve voice recognition, and Miko says the audio is deleted right after. It can collect a child's face, voice and "emotional states" for log-in (kept up to three years after last use), maps the room, and Miko states COPPA compliance with verifiable parental consent; the policy also allows ad and tracking cookies on Miko's websites. Read the privacy policy.
Does it work?
No independent study of Miko Mini found. In February 2026 two US senators said their staff found an unsecured database holding thousands of Miko toys' spoken replies to children, some with children's names; NBC News viewed it, and Miko's CEO said there was no breach and no children's voices or personal data were exposed.
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Where these facts come from
- https://miko.ai/
- https://miko.ai/products/miko-mini
- https://miko.ai/products/miko-max
- https://miko.ai/pages/privacy-policy
- https://miko.ai/pages/terms-and-conditions
- https://miko.ai/pages/safety
- https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/ai-toy-maker-exposed-thousands-responses-kids-senators-miko-rcna258326
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