Mobo shown from three angles. Manufacturer-supplied image: Chery Auto / AiMOGA; used with permission.
Chery’s robotics brand AiMOGA plans to open global preorders for its Mobo home-companion robot during next week’s international user summit in Wuhu, taking a previously exhibited machine towards consumer sales.
After initially giving a 19–23 October event window, AiMOGA confirmed on 17 October that Mobo’s unveiling and global preorders are scheduled for 21 October 2026. It has not disclosed a price, delivery schedule or confirmation that British buyers will be eligible. This remains a planned preorder launch, not completed customer deliveries.
A companion robot, with performance still to establish
In its 16 October announcement, AiMOGA describes Mobo’s MoAgent software as combining navigation, object recognition, conversation and task planning. It also claims personalisation and privacy protection, alongside a 22-degree-of-freedom motion system. The release supplies no independent performance results.
Mobo has already appeared in public. In its World Robot Conference report, AiMOGA described an approximately 0.9-metre, 18kg machine interacting and dancing with visitors. Those exhibition details provide context; final retail specifications and sustained performance in customers’ homes remain to be established.
Companionship is a different proposition from dependable household labour. Buyers would need evidence of what the robot can do repeatedly, how much supervision it needs and how failures are handled. Conversation and movement demonstrations do not answer those questions.
The commercial test extends beyond the hardware
Chery’s automotive background makes the support model worth watching. A robot sold into homes needs installation guidance, software updates, diagnostics, replacement parts and a workable repair route. A manufacturer’s vehicle network could inform that approach, but it does not automatically become an authorised robot-service network.
AiMOGA reports more than 3,000 cumulative deliveries across its wider portfolio. That figure must not be read as Mobo shipments.
For distributors, the decisive information will include warranty responsibilities, access to diagnostic tools, parts availability and recurring software costs. For households, data controls matter too: a promise of personalisation raises practical questions about what is recorded, where information is processed and how it can be deleted.
What British buyers should watch
AiMOGA’s official purchase page currently provides a general enquiry form. It does not establish Mobo-specific UK order terms or local support. “Global preorders” should therefore be treated as an announced ambition until the eligible markets and fulfilment arrangements are published.
The next useful disclosures are the order price, deposit and refund conditions, shipping dates, territorial eligibility and the capabilities included at launch. Those details will determine whether Mobo offers a practical route into consumer robotics for British retailers and service businesses.
For context, see our Physical AI guide and reporting on XPENG’s IRON programme.