Misty Robotics
About
About Misty Robotics
Misty Robotics develops Misty II, a programmable mobile social robot for research, education and human-robot interaction. The platform combines a tracked base, expressive display, cameras, microphones, touch and proximity sensors with HTTP APIs, Python and Blockly development tools.
Furhat Robotics acquired Misty Robotics in 2022 and presents Misty as part of its social-robotics portfolio. Current Misty pages provide product ordering, manuals, developer documentation and support for Misty II and Misty II Plus.
Products
- Misty II
Misty
Supply
Supply chain relationships
- Qualcomm
Inbound - Compute & Control - Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 and 410 processors are specified in the Misty Robotics Misty II
Source
Funding
- 2017-06-20 - Series A - $11.5M - Misty Robotics raises USD 11.5 million Series A
Misty Robotics raised a USD 11.5 million Series A as it spun out of Sphero to develop a programmable home and office robot. - source: techcrunch.com
Timeline
Events
- 2022-01-16 - Acquisition - Furhat Robotics acquires Misty Robotics
The companies did not disclose the acquisition price. Furhat said eight senior Misty employees would join the combined organisation while Colorado became its U.S. base. The buyer planned to combine Furhat social-robotics software with Misty hardware and continue supporting the Misty product line.
Source - 2018-01-11 - Product Launch - Misty Robotics introduces Misty I Developer Edition
Misty I used onboard cameras and facial recognition to support early developer experiments. The company planned to vet developers through an online platform and build a software ecosystem ahead of Misty II. Misty Robotics positioned the limited-production platform as a development step rather than a consumer release.
Source - 2017-06-20 - Funding - Misty Robotics raises USD 11.5 million Series A
Venrock and Foundry Group led the Series A financing. The new Boulder company included former Sphero staff and planned to begin with products for developers and early adopters. The financing supported a longer-term roadmap toward a mainstream multipurpose robot for homes and offices.
Source
Relations
Relationships
- Furhat Robotics
Acquirer - Furhat Robotics acquired Misty Robotics in an all-cash deal with undisclosed terms.