Cartwheel Robotics Yogi

Yogi was a compact bipedal humanoid developed by Cartwheel Robotics in Nevada. In an October 2025 interview, founder Scott LaValley appeared with physical Yogi and Speedy prototypes and described Yogi as the company's home-focused platform. Its large head and toddler-like proportions were intended to make it approachable in homes and social settings.

Cartwheel combined Yogi's head and torso with the more mature lower body from Speedy for its minimum viable prototype. LaValley said the production robot was intended to stand slightly over three feet tall and that the MVP was about six inches taller, but he did not give exact dimensions. He also described a Motion Language Model for generating movement from speech or text prompts. A later investor release reported custom high-torque actuators, overload protection and a modular swappable battery.

The founder discussed a target home-lease price of about US$10,000 and a US$2,000–3,000 monthly corporate robot-as-a-service model; neither became a commercial offer. Cartwheel ceased operations in December 2025 after financing and strategic alternatives failed. LaValley publicly announced the closure in early 2026, and creditors filed an involuntary Chapter 7 petition in March 2026. Yogi is therefore recorded as discontinued.