Around a decade ago at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B), classmates Sneh Rajkumar Vaswani, Chintan Subhash Raikar, and Prashant Iyengar were involved in a project to build intelligent underwater vehicles for the India Navy and the oil and gas industry. In the process, they developed a knack for artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. That culminated in their setting up of emotix in 2015, and this startup has now developed Miko, India's first companion robot. Miko, weighing around 750 grams and standing a little over a foot, engages, educates, and entertains children above the age of five. Besides talking to and playing games with the kids, Miko is also equipped to answer basic questions related to general knowledge and academics.

Miko, created in India by emotix, is your child's new companion -- a brain with loads of heart. You will be amazed with how much Miko can do -- be it chatting away about the facts of the world or adapting and responding to your child's needs. Miko has a wide pool of knowledge and an even wider pool of fun. About emotix: emotix is a consumer electronics company founded on the pillars of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Internet of Things. The core team of roboticists has been together since 2009, making some of the world's most widely acclaimed robots.