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Misty II

Name: Misty II
Brand: Misty Robotics

Misty II is a development platform that arrives with its perception stack already built. SLAM runs on the robot, it maps and stores spaces, follows computed paths, and does face recognition on the onboard Snapdragon, all reachable from a documented API. What it does not ship with is a purpose: the platform hands a team a working robot to build behavior on, not a robot that already does a job.

List price

$3,199

Retail price not tracked

Released 2019.10Reassessed 2026.09.02

Autonomy Ladder

Why Level II.

One five-rung scale, every category, from acting only on command to working unsupervised anywhere.

VGeneralized AutonomyAny task, any setting. No consumer robot has reached it.
IVEnvironmental AutonomyCopes with everyday clutter and frees itself, shown by independent testing.
IIIConditional AutonomyFinishes whole jobs in familiar spaces; struggles at the edges.
To reach Level IIIMost sessions finish without intervention. Rescue is occasional, not routine.
IIAssisted AutonomyThis robot

Misty II runs preset routines on its own, and the owner is its recovery system.

Navigation and control

Onboard SLAM on an Occipital Structure Core depth sensor; stores multiple maps of a space, exposes obstacle and occupancy grids, computes a path to a given coordinate and drives it
Why this level
- Classified at Level II, Assisted Autonomy.
- Misty II maps a space and moves through it without supervision.
- SLAM runs onboard, the robot stores multiple maps, exposes an occupancy grid, and will compute and drive a path to a coordinate on command.
- What it does not supply is the work itself.
- Every behavior above navigation, what to do, when to do it, and what to do in response to, is written by a developer, and the robot neither selects nor revises goals on its own.
Autonomy dimension 25 / 100 · 4 independent sources reviewed, 2 from the maker
IManual AutomationOne action on command; no independent operation.

How we assign a level →

Behind the classification

Sources on file.

Provisional4 independent sources reviewed, 2 from the maker

Two to four independent sources reviewed. Gaps remain across source types. The word says how much we read. It is not a grade.

Independent sources reviewed4

Monitoring record4 sources

Sources behind the tracker entries following this robot.

From the maker, reviewed2

Manufacturer documentation1 source

Technical specifications, SDK documentation, and educational resource repository.

Product PageMisty Robotics

Specification sources1 source

Pages the published specifications were read from.

docs.mistyrobotics.comdocs.mistyrobotics.com

Our own recordNot counted

Longitudinal signal2 sources

Robovations dated log for this robot: 4 tracked entries spanning ~84 months.

Also monitored, nothing listed yet

Press & video reviews

Academic research deployment reports and educational program case studies documenting platform usage.

Owner reports

Developer community forums documenting SDK usage patterns, firmware reliability, and integration experiences.

How we evaluate evidence →

Human Readiness

Discontinued.

One question: what does buying this robot today walk you into? The state is computed from the record, and recomputed daily.

DiscontinuedThis robot

Misty II is discontinued. Remaining listings are old stock at uncertain prices, which no buying-today tier describes.

Listings under Availability are shown for reference, not as a purchase path.

On the record

Released October 2019; since discontinued
No current new-stock listing confirmed
4 independent sources reviewed, 2 from the maker

The scale, for reference

Ready NowAssessed, with a clean record on file. A successor may be shipping; the page says so when it is.
New to MarketOn sale under 90 days; the ownership record is still forming.
WaitA successor is announced and has not shipped; re-read the decision when it arrives.
Known IssuesDocumented problems stand on the record; read the case before buying.

How we assess readiness →

Robovations Score

Why there is no number

Out of scope

The Robovations Score measures a shipping consumer product. This record is not one, so no number is published for it.

Why

Misty II was sold as a development platform through direct and education channels, never through consumer retail.

The full assessment note

The record states there is no consumer support pathway, no docking infrastructure aimed at households and no documented consumer roadmap, and that practical use sits with research institutions, universities and technically staffed education programs. A machine never offered to consumers is out of scope rather than a consumer robot lacking data, and it is separately discontinued.

Reported, not scoredneither measures how well the robot works

Five-year costNot costed

Null because there is no consumer purchase channel: the $3,199 Standard Edition price was quoted into direct and education sales, not consumer retail, and the line is discontinued. The real cost of the platform was never the hardware in any case. The record is explicit that the true cost adds the staff time to develop against it, since nothing runs until someone writes it, and Misty publishes no replacement-part pricing to build a five-year figure from.

Data postureLocal

Core function needs no account and no network.

What leaves the homeDocumented

Misty II carries a 4K camera, a 166-degree wide-angle camera, an Occipital Structure Core depth sensor, and three far-field microphones with Fluence PRO beamforming. Face recognition runs on the robot itself, on the Snapdragon 820's neural processing engine, so matching a face does not require sending the image anywhere. What leaves the robot after that is decided entirely by the skill a developer writes: the API exposes camera frames, audio and recognition results to code that can send them wherever it likes. Misty publishes no default retention policy. Any deployment in a classroom or at a front desk is capturing images and audio of people who had no part in installing it, and the disclosure obligation sits with the operator.

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FIT CHECK

Will the Misty II fit your application?

Describe your use case using the controls. Each choice reads the spec sheet for you, flagging where the Misty II is built for your space and where it isn’t.

Who you are

Primary use

Programming

Setting

A classification of fit for the conditions you set, not a recommendation. Verdicts describe engineering design intent, not test results.

SPECIFICATION

The full spec sheet.

Priced above the category median, with every figure charted against the category below.

Dimensional drawing

Key specificationsManufacturer-publishedSources: Owner manual Product page

FootprintThe width, depth and height of the robot itself, without its dock.: 8 × 10 in, 14 in tall•
WeightThe robot alone, without its dock, as the maker states it.: 6 lbs•
Wi-FiThe bands the robot can join; many models need a 2.4 GHz network to set up.: Supported✓
Max speed: 1 mph✓
Payload: 4.6 lb✓

Where it lands · position among 46 specialty robotsThis robotMedianTypical range

RuntimeThe maker's stated running time on one charge, at a standard setting.120min

30 min1,080 min

Bottom of range

PriceThe maker's list price, not a price found in a shop.$3,199

$29$100,000

Bottom of range

NoiseLoudness at the maker's stated distance, in decibels; ten more decibels reads as about twice as loud.55dB

26 dB75 dB

Near median

Charge timeTime from empty to full on the dock, as the maker states it.150min

30 min360 min

Near median

WeightThe robot alone, without its dock, as the maker states it.6lbs

0.09 lbs131.59+ lbs

Bottom of range

Position shows where the figure sits across the tracked category, not a quality judgment.

Official referencesOwner manual Product page

RECORD

How the assessment has moved.

Every announcement, release and reassessment behind the current classification.

Coming soon

Just launched

Active updates

Settled

Discontinued

Sep 2026 · AssessmentRobovations Score no longer applies to this record
Aug 2026 · AssessmentPre-Release Assessment revised 51 → 0
Jul 2026 · AssessmentRobovations Score recorded at 51 of 100
Mar 2025 · NewsCommunity SDK support maintained under Furhat Robotics stewardship
Jan 2022 · NewsFurhat Robotics acquires Misty Robotics, ending its independent operation
Oct 2019 · ReleaseRobot platform becomes generally available to the public
May 2018 · AnnouncementMisty Robotics launches crowdfunding campaign for the Misty II developer robot

Questions

What people actually ask.

5 answered

OperationDoes Misty II navigate autonomously, or does every movement have to be programmed?

It navigates. Misty II runs SLAM on an Occipital Structure Core depth sensor, generates and stores multiple maps of a space, exposes obstacle and occupancy grids through its API, and will compute a path from its current position to a given coordinate and drive it with FollowPath or DriveOnPath. What it has no opinion about is where to go and why. It does not clean, and the purpose behind any run is written by whoever deploys it.

OperationCan Misty II learn new tasks from demonstration or user input?

Not automatically. Misty II responds to programmed behaviors and API calls. Machine-learning integration is possible via custom skills, but requires developer implementation and training data preparation.

OperationWhat programming experience is required to operate Misty II?

There is more than one path in. Skills run on the robot in JavaScript or .NET/C#, and the REST API can be driven from any language that can make an HTTP call; Misty’s own lesson material uses Python, including a section on SLAM. Misty Studio provides a graphical mapping and command interface that needs no code at all. Developer comfort is expected for building anything substantial, but JavaScript specifically is not the gate.

OperationIs Misty II still sold and supported?

Availability runs through direct and education channels rather than retail, and stock and firmware status are worth confirming with the vendor before planning a purchase or a course around it.

OperationWhat replaces Misty II for casual education use?

Robots designed for non-programmer users (LEGO Mindstorms, VEX Robotics) offer simpler entry points. Misty II’s strength is developer-driven research and human-robot interaction work, not casual learning.

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Will the Misty II fit your application?

The full spec sheet.

How the assessment has moved.

What people actually ask.

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