Kickstarter Sensation: Energize Lab's AI Charm Bot Eiliko Hits 3800% of Goal and $380K+ in Funding, with Support from Over 3,000 Backers

SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Energize Lab's Eiliko AI Charm Bot continues to ride the wave of AI enthusiasm, maintaining its hot streak since launch and quickly becoming another breakout AI hit in the market.

On August 5, Eiliko officially launched on Kickstarter and instantly captivated the tech world — Tiny, talkative, and packed with personality. Eiliko took Kickstarter by storm, achieving 1700% of its funding goal in 24 hours (outperforming 92% of tech projects in first-day funding) with over $170,000 raised from 1,400+ global backers.

Why Traditional AI Robots Fall Short?

Eiliko redefines AI companionship - Unlike traditional AI robots, this charismatic portable buddy travels with users everywhere. It doesn't just chat naturally, but reacts with a unique personality to every interaction, turning coffee breaks and adventures into moments of genuine tech-enhanced connection.

What Makes Eiliko Special?

At the core of Eiliko is an expressive AI personality powered by advanced neural networks. Its infrared sensors enable social bonding with other Eilikos, while swappable bodies personalize its look and personality. Regularly enhanced through software updates, it maintains your unique connection while expanding its interaction library. Early testers report remarkable connections - "Feels like adopting a digital pet," says tech influencer @Medy Renaldy, who received a preview unit. "The emotional responsiveness is unlike any companion device I've tried - hands down the most interactive portable AI robot I've ever encountered"

Key features include:

• AI Chat Companion：Wi-Fi connected for personalized conversations with distinct personality responses
• Expressive Reactions：Head pats, playful shakes, or quick taps trigger lively animations (12+ responses)
• Social Connection Mode：Infrared sensors detect nearby Eilikos, unlocking special "soulmate bonding" (permanent pairing)
• Style & Personality Swap：Themed bodies change both appearance and interaction style (8+ collectible designs)
• Auto-Updates: Regularly enhances interaction capabilities through software upgrades, expanding the library of animations and responses

From Desk to Everywhere

Eilik, Energize Lab's first robot, captured hearts worldwide in unexpected ways. "To our surprise, many of you took Eilik far beyond the desk — to cafés, beaches, even around the world in travel bags," the team recalls. This inspired a simple but powerful question: "What if Eilik could come with you everywhere, a little easier?"

The answer is Eiliko—a pocket-sized AI charm designed for true portability. Clipping seamlessly onto bags, backpacks, or keychains, it delivers the authentic companionship users love. Energize Lab listened to fans who wanted Eilik to chat, equipping Eiliko with advanced AI conversation capabilities-completely subscription-free for life.

Kickstarter campaign now live

Early backers can save up to 41% off retail pricing through Kickstarter.The limited-time offers include exclusive bundles like the Lover Set with Mystery SpinKit and the Deluxe Bundle with the full series collection. Eiliko is designed by Energize Lab, a team pioneering emotional connections through robotics. With multiple successful crowdfunding campaigns behind them, they specialize in creating AI companions that blend cutting-edge technology with an emotionally intelligent design.

Visit our Kickstarter page to learn more and secure your early access: https://store.energizelab.com/pages/eiliko-kickstarter?ref=8y7qlo

About Energize Lab：

Energize Lab is the seasoned robotics team behind the beloved Eilik - a crowdfunded hit with over 300K+ users worldwide, amassed 300M+ views across YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. On May 18, 2023, something remarkable happened - Eilik became the first companion robot to reach space when PASCAL Lab students included a version (designated "E.L.I.A.S") in their experimental spacecraft launch.

The award-winning team has since launched successful follow-ups, including Eilik DQ and Panxer, combining patented robotics with emotional design to redefine human-robot connections.

"The response has been phenomenal," says Shaw Yeung of Energize Lab. "With over 3,000 supporters now backing Eiliko, we're seeing overwhelming validation of our vision - the world is embracing technology that connects on a human level."

For Media Inquiry:

Contact: Energize Lab Team
Kickstarter campaign:
https://store.energizelab.com/pages/eiliko-kickstarter?ref=8y7qlo
Tel: 18926562962
Email: contact.pr@energizelab.com 

 

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Kickstarter Sensation: Energize Lab's AI Charm Bot Eiliko Hits 3800% of Goal and $380K+ in Funding, with Support from Over 3,000 Backers

Kickstarter Sensation: Energize Lab's AI Charm Bot Eiliko Hits 3800% of Goal and $380K+ in Funding, with Support from Over 3,000 Backers

Multi-phase, multi-region rollout will deliver advanced AMD AI silicon and the open AMD ROCm software stack to frontier-model, enterprise, and sovereign AI customers across global markets

SINGAPORE, May 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- OneQode, a global provider of mission-critical digital infrastructure, today announced a collaboration with AMD to deploy AMD Instinct™ GPUs, as well as announcing plans to deploy AMD Helios rack-scale solution as the platform foundation for OneQode's global AI infrastructure rollout.

OneQode plans a phased rollout anchored by AMD Instinct™ MI355X GPUs in initial deployments and incorporating AMD Helios solution in the future. The deployment will run on the open AMD ROCm™ software stack, giving customers a standards-based, vendor-neutral foundation for large-scale AI training and inference.

The announcement follows OneQode's recently announced 110MW AI infrastructure agreement with Bitzero in Norway, and reflects the company's broader strategy to deploy high-performance AI capacity across Europe and Asia-Pacific. It leverages their existing cloud and telecommunications footprint deployed across 5 continents over the last 7 years, and will also incorporate their unique low-latency, sovereignty-focused product offerings.

OneQode expects to support a range of high-performance AI workloads, powered by AMD AI solutions, including frontier-model training and inference, enterprise AI, and sovereign AI for governments, research institutions, and AI-first organisations.

"Demanding AI workloads require high-performance compute, scalable infrastructure and an open software ecosystem," said Negin Oliver, corporate vice president, Business Development for AI, AMD. "AMD Instinct GPUs and the unifying AMD ROCm open software stack are designed to help customers accelerate large-scale AI training and inference with the performance, efficiency and flexibility they need. We're pleased to work with OneQode as it expands access to AMD AI solutions for customers globally."

"AMD is shipping some of the most compelling AI hardware in the market," said Matthew Shearing, Founder and CEO of OneQode, "The challenge now is putting that silicon in the right places - close to the customers, sovereign workloads, and AI-first organisations that need it. That's what OneQode does. We've spent nearly a decade building performance infrastructure across Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the global south, serving the kinds of workloads where uptime, latency and sovereignty actually matter. We're aiming to be AMD's partner of choice for extending AMD Instinct silicon at scale into the regions that need it most."

"We're genuinely pumped to be working with AMD," said Joe Swinn, Head of Product at OneQode. "We've been deploying infrastructure at scale globally for seven years, including some blazing-fast AMD EPYC processor-based private cloud builds, and this is one we've been waiting for. The AMD Instinct MI355X is a serious piece of silicon, and AMD Helios is built for the kinds of AI workloads our customers actually want to run. The AMD team have been brilliant to deal with, and we can't wait to get this kit in front of customers."

About OneQode

OneQode is a global provider of performance digital infrastructure. With a vertically-integrated platform that spans cloud compute, low-latency networking and sovereign technology across over 30 datacentres in 5 continents, they enable enterprises, governments and performance-hungry businesses to run AI & mission-critical workloads at scale, across the globe. Learn more at oneqode.com.

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OneQode to Deploy AMD Instinct GPUs and Plans for AMD Helios Rack-Scale Solution for Global AI Infrastructure