Kuri
This lil buddy took CES by storm when it launched. Sure, it looked like a penguin nun, but it was genuinely adorable. Like Astro, it was meant to patrol your home, stream feeds, and recognize your family, but in a less ominous way. If you patted its head, Kuri would greet you with a chirp, happy eyes, and its “heart” would glow. But for all its personality, the $700 Kuri never actually made it to customers. Production on the bot was cancelled in 2018, after parent company Bosch couldn’t find long-term investors. RIP Kuri.
