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Eyecandy Robotics

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Eyecandy Robotics designs and builds its own AI-native physical character robots for general-purpose human-robot interaction, its debut product being Mr. Tensors, a life-like dino character robot. The robot runs much of its behavior fully locally on an onboard computer, with speech and vision interactions handled in the cloud. The company describes Mr. Tensors as an open-source physical character brought to life via AI and robotics for fun, education and research. The product was in early alpha with international beta preorders opened in October 2025 and shipping targeted for Q1 2026.

HeadquartersBengaluru, IN
Founded2026
Consumer fundingNot disclosed
TeamNot listed
Deployments0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentConsumer
StagePre-seed (Founders Inc portfolio; Lightspeed India Ascends 2026 cohort)
FoundersAlqama Shaikh (Co-founder), Mankaran Singh (Co-founder), Raghuvamsi Velagala (Co-founder)
Regions servedGlobal
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-16
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinecare

Mr. Tensors

  • Open-source life-like physical AI character (dino robot) built for fun, education and research for kids and adults

    The company's flagship entertainment/character robot combining AI and robotics for lifelike physical human-robot interaction.

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  • Runs much functionality fully local on the onboard computer; speech and vision interactions run in the cloud

    Hybrid on-device / cloud autonomy stack for the character robot's perception and interaction.

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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-02-11Selected for Lightspeed India Ascends 2026 deeptech cohort (founders under 25)Entrepreneur India
2025-10-24Opened 100-unit international beta preorder program for Mr. Tensors ahead of official launchRobots Around The House
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