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Yogi

Cartwheel Robotics' Yogi was a compact social humanoid robot designed for home companionship, featuring toddler-proportioned dimensions with a large head and…

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Manufacturer
Cartwheel Robotics
Form factor
companion_robot
Lifecycle
active

Verified profile

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Overview

Cartwheel Robotics' Yogi was a compact social humanoid robot designed for home companionship, featuring toddler-proportioned dimensions with a large head and rounded, approachable features intended for residential environments. The company was founded in Nevada by Scott LaValley, formerly of Boston Dynamics and Disney Imagineering, and developed Yogi with a team of seven on approximately $3 million in outside capital. Cartwheel Robotics filed for bankruptcy in March 2026 after failing to secure additional hardware-scaling capital.

Verified vs. claimed

Verified deployments
None on file
Sources on file
2 sources, view all

Safety record

No incidents on record for Yogi.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (2)

  1. Cartwheel Robotics' Social Humanoid for the Home · https://spectrum.ieee.org/cartwheel-robotics-humanoid
  2. Cartwheel Robotics Shuts Down, Joining the Humanoid Startup Valley of Death · https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/cartwheel-robotics-shuts-down-joining-the-humanoid-startup-valley-of-death

Common questions

What is Yogi?
Cartwheel Robotics' Yogi was a compact social humanoid robot designed for home companionship, featuring toddler-proportioned dimensions with a large head and rounded, approachable features intended for residential environments. The company was founded in Nevada by Scott LaValley, formerly of Boston Dynamics and Disney Imagineering, and developed Yogi with a team of seven on approximately $3 million in outside capital. Cartwheel Robotics filed for bankruptcy in March 2026 after failing to secure additional hardware-scaling capital.
Who makes Yogi?
Yogi is made by Cartwheel Robotics, based in unknown, founded in 2022.
Where is Yogi deployed?
No verified deployments of Yogi are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is Yogi safe?
Yogi has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-28

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-28

Maturity + lifecycle

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: companion_robot

Sources by quality tier

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