For years, the idea of ​​robot companions appeared in fiction as something distant. Highly functional machines, almost human, capable of helping with domestic tasks and living by our side. But Robonova's proposal with the IVA.i follows a different path, it was not created to cook, clean or perform heavy tasks, the IVA.i was designed for something much more subjective, emotional companionship.

Officially launched in February 2026, the platform adopted a minimalist approach focused not on mechanical utility, but on presence, without walking around the house or carrying out practical activities, the robot acts as an interactive presence capable of perceiving context, interpreting emotions and responding in a personalized way.

One of the most curious elements of the project is precisely in privacy, Instead of relying on cloud processing, the dominant standard in large AI platforms, IVA.i runs its models directly on a local chip, this means that voice, interactions, emotional patterns remain outside of external servers, reducing concerns such as data collection and digital surveillance.

The experience also seeks to bring the digital closer to the physical, the structure uses advanced materials, including an electronic skin with touch sensors and a thermoregulated heating system that keeps the surface close to human temperature, creating a more natural feeling of presence during the interaction.

The core of the proposal is an adaptive artificial intelligence system capable of learning habits, voice patterns and preferences over time. According to the company, the goal is to make the experience evolve along with the user, transforming robots into a companion that grows through interactions.

The design also includes a bionic facial structure developed with techniques used in the film industry, reinforcing the feeling of realism and expressiveness, the project was officially launched as a limited edition on Kickstarter with only 200 units and values ​​between $6,000 and $7,000, a positioning that places the IVA.i closer to a market experiment than a mass product at this first moment.

But perhaps the most interesting aspect is not in the hardware, but in what it represents, IVA.i arises at a time when artificial intelligence is ceasing to exist solely on screens and applications to gain physical form, although in a controlled, intimate and deliberately limited way. It's a sign that the next stage of AI may not be about machines that do everything for us, but about systems capable of occupying emotional spaces that previously belonged only to human interactions.

If the IVA.i represents the female form and the search for emotional connection through technology, another company decided to attack the same challenge through a different path, absolute realism and the male figure that I will mention in the next post.