FrontierX Aura Spherical AI Companion Robot

FrontierX — Aura｜ AI Vitamin

: FrontierX
: Not disclosed

FrontierX Aura hardware displayed at Mobile World Congress

AI summary

FrontierX Aura is a self-balancing spherical home robot with on-device perception, expressive lighting and programmable AuraOS skills, with additional local model support on Aura Pro.

Specifications

Key hardware details first, followed by the complete product specification.

Key specifications

AI compute: Up to 50 TOPS INT8, variant-dependent
Body: Spherical mobile robot
Dimensions: Approximately 21 × 20 × 20 cm
Always-on endurance: 24 hours always on, as described by FrontierX

AI & sensing

Compute platforms: NVIDIA Orin Nano and D-Robotics X5 listed across the product family
Perception: Vision and hearing; core perception starts on the device
Agent interaction: Uses vision, voice and movement in language-led tasks
Smart-home integration: Custom agents can orchestrate connected devices, including lighting

Basic and Pro

Aura Basic: Local camera perception with cloud-assisted reasoning
Basic offline behavior: Basic behavior and predefined flows
Aura Pro: Hybrid AI with NVIDIA Orin Nano and local vision-language understanding
Pro offline behavior: More visual and speech processing can run locally
Custom local models: Supported on Aura Pro; Basic is intended for cloud workflows

Design & motion

Mobility: Self-balancing rolling and turning indoors
Expression: Animated light patterns for perception, reminders and status

Developer tools

Desktop platforms: Windows 10+ x64 and macOS 13+
Runtime targets: Local daemon or connected Aura/RDK target
AuraOS features: Chat, Skill Store, Vibe development and simulation
Extension types: Skills, agents and automations; CLI for deeper development
Workbench: 3D viewport, device connection, skills and personas
Connection architecture: Aura Daemon links the frontend to supported cameras, models, files and controls