# Meet Mori, a Cute Robot Mushroom That Doesn’t Really Say (or Do) Anything

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/meet-mori-a-cute-robot-mushroom-that-doesnt-really-say-or-do-anything/
- Published: 2026-10-22T13:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T13:56:48+00:00
- Original publisher: Wired
- Original article: https://www.wired.com/story/meet-mori-a-cute-robot-mushroom-that-doesnt-really-say-or-do-anything/
- Topics: Software

## Key points

- Mori is a reactive robot lamp built for calm and companionship.
- Its Founder's Edition costs $649 and includes two years of subscription features.
- The $799 standard edition excludes those features.

## Summary

OKA, a startup operating in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Shenzhen, has introduced Mori, a nearly 12-inch robot lamp designed as a calming home companion. It responds to people and activity in the room, plays nature sounds and guides breathing exercises, while deliberately avoiding the practical tasks of a voice assistant.

The Founder's Edition costs $649 and includes two years of subscription features and a warranty; only a few hundred are available. The standard edition costs $799, but does not include subscription features such as nature soundscapes. Mori uses a camera, microphones and local language models to interpret its surroundings, remember familiar people and stay quiet during situations such as phone calls.

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