THE USEFUL PART
- Loona Petbot is the only robot here with a stated US window that ends before 24 December: KEYi lists it at $429, with dispatch in about 3 business days and delivery in about 6 to 10.
- EMO ($279) and AIBI Pocket ($249) are in stock, but LivingAI's stated processing and shipping times put a 15 November order anywhere from 13 December to 12 January.
- Eilik, Moflin and the Roborock Saros Z70 state no delivery time, Microduck is a pre-order and Reachy Mini has a lead time of up to 90 days.
The short answer
Of the home robots we checked, only Loona Petbot ($429) has a stated US delivery window that ends before 24 December for an order placed on 15 November. AIBI Pocket, EMO, Moflin and the Roborock Saros Z70 sell for $249 to $999.99, but their makers state no delivery time that clears Christmas.
We read every price and delivery line on the maker's own US store or shipping policy on 27 October 2026, with two exceptions. Casio's Moflin product pages refused our reader, so that price comes from Casio America's own press release, and Energize Lab's store did not answer, so Eilik's price is the one we read on 17 October. Prices and stock move fast in November. This is a source-based guide, not a hands-on review: we have not tested these robots.
Our rule for arriving by Christmas
We fixed the rule before reading any store. Picture an order placed on Sunday 15 November 2026 at the maker's own US store, for delivery to an address in the US. A robot gets a yes only if the store shows it in stock and the maker's stated dispatch time plus its stated delivery time, both taken at their longest, end by Thursday 24 December. Business days run Monday to Friday, without Thanksgiving on 26 November.
Unclear means the robot is in stock but the maker states no delivery time, or its stated window starts before 24 December and ends after it. No means a pre-order, a sold-out listing or a window that opens only after 24 December. The table runs yes, then unclear, cheapest first inside each group, with a price we could not read last; Microduck and Reachy Mini, which carry no Christmas promise, follow it. Carriers can still add days that no store promises, so a yes is the maker's word, not a guarantee.
Every robot we checked, by Christmas delivery
Prices are each maker's US price for the package named, before tax, read on 27 October 2026 unless the row says otherwise. Stock comes from the store page and its product data, and the delivery column quotes the maker's own terms.
| Robot | Price at the maker's US store | Stock | Maker's dispatch and delivery time | Arrives by 24 December |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loona Petbot | $429 for Premium, marked down from $529 | In stock | Dispatch within 3 business days; US delivery in about 6 to 10 business days | Yes |
| AIBI Pocket | $249 | In stock | Shipped out in about 2 weeks; policy: processing 2 to 4 weeks, shipping 14 to 30 days | Unclear |
| EMO | $279 with headphones, Skateboard charger and Smart Light | In stock | Shipped out in about 2 weeks; policy: processing 2 to 4 weeks, shipping 14 to 30 days | Unclear |
| Moflin | $429 for Pink Moflin, from Casio America's release | Product pages refused our reader; Casio says it is available now | None on the pages we could read | Unclear |
| Roborock Saros Z70 | $999.99, marked down from $2,599.99 | In stock in both colors | Free delivery; no delivery time stated | Unclear |
| Energize Lab Eilik | Not readable on 27 October; $139.99 on 17 October | Not readable on 27 October | None in the store's shipping policy | Unclear |
Loona Petbot: the one window that clears Christmas
KEYi's US store lists Loona Petbot Premium at $429, marked down from $529, with free shipping and a one-year warranty; both bundles on the page include a charging dock and a game prop kit. The product data marks it in stock, and the page says "Dispatch within 3 business days." KEYi's shipping policy adds, for the US, "delivery in about 6 to 10 business days."
On our rule, a 15 November order leaves by 18 November and arrives by 3 December at the latest, three weeks before Christmas. Two lines in the policy matter for a gift: large orders can need 3 to 5 more business days, and "Once an order has shipped, the shipping address cannot be changed." Check the recipient's address before you pay.
Why EMO and AIBI Pocket are unclear
LivingAI lists EMO at $279, with its headphones, Skateboard charger and a free Smart Light, and AIBI Pocket at $249. Both are marked in stock, and both pages say "Your order will be shipped out in about 2 weeks after you place it." LivingAI's shipping policy allows more: "Processing time: 2-4 weeks" and "Shipping time: 14~30 Days", with a shipping fee that is "usually 24USD".
Taken at their word, a 15 November order could arrive as early as 13 December or as late as 12 January, so Christmas falls inside the window. On LivingAI's longest stated times, only an order placed by 27 October, the day we read the store, would arrive by 24 December. Its delivery page, updated on 24 October, says "we have stocked up in advance" for the Christmas season, but it gives no faster delivery time.
Eilik, Moflin and the Saros Z70: on sale, no delivery date
Energize Lab's US store refused our reader with a rate limit all day on 27 October, so we could not confirm Eilik's price or stock that day; when we last read it, on 17 October, the base robot cost $139.99. The store's shipping policy page, which did load, shows no dispatch or delivery terms. With no stated delivery time, Eilik is unclear on our rule.
Casio's Moflin product pages answered "Access Denied" to our reader, so we could not see stock or delivery terms there. Casio America's release of 14 October says Pink Moflin (PE-M11PK) "is available starting October 1, 2026, for $429 at casio.com/us/moflin" and joins the original gold and silver models. Casio's US Moflin page offers free shipping on orders over $99, and the release says Pink Moflin is "arriving in the U.S. in time for the holidays". That describes the launch, not your parcel, so we rate it unclear.
Roborock's US store lists the Saros Z70 at $999.99, marked down from $2,599.99, with both colors in stock, free delivery and returns "for any reason in 30 days of delivery". The product page shows its carriers but no delivery time, so on our rule a 15 November order is unclear.
Not promised before Christmas: Microduck and Reachy Mini
Pollen Robotics sells Microduck only as a pre-order: its page reads "Pre-order for $399" and "$399 before taxes and shipping", and gives no shipping date. A pre-order is a no on our rule, so do not plan on Microduck for this Christmas.
Reachy Mini Wireless costs $499 on Pollen's own page, which states "Lead time: up to 90 days after purchase (many orders ship sooner)". Up to 90 days from 15 November runs to 13 February, so Pollen does not promise it before Christmas, even if many orders ship sooner. Pollen ships it as a kit and says assembly takes about 2 hours.
Check these before you order a robot as a gift
A robot gift has more ways to go wrong than a sweater: an address that cannot change, a region the store does not serve, a kit to build on Christmas morning. Each point below comes from the makers' pages cited in this guide.
- Ship to the final address: KEYi cannot change it once a Loona order has shipped.
- Roborock takes Saros Z70 returns "for any reason in 30 days of delivery", which helps if the gift turns out to be the wrong one.
- LivingAI adds a shipping fee, usually $24, to the EMO and AIBI Pocket prices.
- Reachy Mini arrives as a kit that Pollen says takes about 2 hours to build, and Pollen's store ships only to the EU, UK, US and Canada.
- Microduck is a pre-order, not a robot in stock, and Pollen's page gives no shipping date.
What is the cheapest robot gift that arrives by Christmas?
Of the robots we checked, Loona Petbot at $429 is the only one whose maker states a US delivery window that ends before 24 December for a 15 November order. AIBI Pocket is cheaper at $249 and in stock, but LivingAI's stated window runs past Christmas, and Eilik, $139.99 when we last read its store on 17 October, has no stated delivery time.
Will EMO arrive before Christmas?
Not for certain. LivingAI says orders ship in about 2 weeks, and its policy allows 2 to 4 weeks of processing plus 14 to 30 days of shipping. On those figures a 15 November order lands between 13 December and 12 January.