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flag Fauna Robotics launches Sprout, a $50,000 humanoid robot for homes and schools, designed to interact socially and inspire developer innovation.

flag Fauna Robotics has unveiled Sprout, a 3.5-foot-tall humanoid robot designed for homes, schools, and social spaces, featuring a soft sage-green foam exterior, expressive movements, and a friendly demeanor inspired by robots like WALL-E and Baymax. flag Unlike industrial models from Tesla or Boston Dynamics, Sprout is marketed as a $50,000 developer platform to encourage innovation in social robotics. flag It can navigate spaces, perform simple tasks like fetching objects or dancing, and respond to controllers, smartphones, or VR headsets. flag Early adopters include Disney and Boston Dynamics, and Fauna claims to be the first U.S. company actively shipping humanoid robots for developers, signaling a shift toward emotionally engaging, accessible robots in everyday life.

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