The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Miko: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, $10.5M raised. 5 sources back the record.
CategoryCompanion robots
Appears inHome robots
Overview
Miko is a Mumbai-based Indian robotics company developing AI-powered companion robots for children with educational applications. Founded in 2015 by Sneh Vaswani, Prashant Iyengar, and Chintan Raikar, the company's Miko 3 robot blends storytelling, learning, and conversational AI. Miko raised $10.5M from iHeartMedia and has reached Series D stage funding.
Reality check
Physical AI models (company-claimed)
Parent Inner Sky Labs launched perception models Drishti, Shruti and Sparsh, action models Kriya, Prana and Karma, and the Kavach safety layer.
Model scope (company-claimed)
Oct 2026: Aimed at robots, industrial machines, drones and cars; Kavach has 20+ guardrails. Kriya and Karma are live only on single-arm cells.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Co-founders
Product
Funding stage
Key investor
New round (reported, Oct 2026)
Data & sources
Web sources
5
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Models (1)
View all models →Miko on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Miko's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Miko deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Sneh Vaswani Co-Founder & CEOreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Sneh Vaswanicofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Miko.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Miko1 deployment
Recent coverage
Miko in third-party press
Peers
144 peers across 1 segment. Every Miko competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
service(144)
113 companies in this segment · competitive (HHI 831.3520919269878) · leader Bond at 1957%
- 1X Technologiesdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- A&K Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aescapedirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Allen Control Systemsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Amazondirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Amity Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Mentioned on (2)
Registry pages whose text names Miko.
Robots and products (1)
People (1)
Financial state
- Total funding
- $10.5M
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Funding rounds (1)
- Other2025-11-07
$11M(reported)
Investors: iHeartMedia (lead)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Miko’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundOther funding round
2024-11-01Other raising $10500000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Miko 3: Ridiculously Smart, Seriously Fun
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Miko 3 at Mumbai, India
Sources (5)
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Methodology: Verified · 5 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-13
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-13
Sources by quality tier
- 5
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Miko.Peer companies
- Enabot3 models
- Embodied2 models
- Groove X2 models
- Intuition Robotics2 models
- KEYi Technology2 models
- PARO Robots2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Miko from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
‘AI is changing how kids play’: 5 next-gen AI robot toys for your kids
These Robot Toys For Kids Make STEM Fun, & Start At Just $25
Miko To Implement ON/OFF Toggle For AI Features In Its Educational Toys
AI toy company tied to Google adds an AI off switch after political pressure
Miko Affirms Commitment to Child Safety with Enhanced Parental Controls on KidSafe AI Robots
Blackburn, Blumenthal probe robotics company after AI toy audio found publicly accessible
AI toy maker Miko exposed thousands of replies to kids: senators
5 Cool New Robots You Can Buy On Amazon
AI toys for kids talk about sex and issue Chinese Communist Party talking points, tests show
The risks of AI toys for kids
Indian robotics-toy maker Miko is doing what some Silicon Valley ones couldn’t
Miko AI-Powered Robot Companions Are kidSAFE+ COPPA Certified for Safe and Privacy-Compliant Play
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/miko.md
- RSS feed: /companies/miko/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/51164f87-c183-4838-89ec-834ce218558e
- Revision history: /companies/miko/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Enabot3 models
- Embodied2 models
- Groove X2 models
- Intuition Robotics2 models
- KEYi Technology2 models
- PARO Robots2 models
Video
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Say hello to Miko, the brainy little robot who’s built for big things. Order now at https://miko.ai Miko’s personality brings wit, whimsy, and fun into a home
Meet Miko—the ultimate AI robot companion for kids who love both fun and learning! Miko Mini and Miko 3 ignite curiosity with a mix of stories, music, dance, an
Welcome to the Miko headquarters where the world's greatest inventors show us that creativity is constant and playful learning is a must. What's more, the inve
Introducing Miko Mini- A tiny bot that ignites curiosity and builds lifelong skills. Inspiring little learners around the world with its realistic reactions, ki
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Is the Miko 3 the ultimate robot companion for kids? In this comprehensive review, I test everything from AI conversations to educational features, safety contr
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Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Miko draws attention at the 84th percentile but verifies reality at the 13th percentile among companion_robot robots. Hype Gap +71.9, 1st widest among companion_robot robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Broad public reach with 17.9M video views. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 20, 2026