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Founded by young and dynamic entrepreneurs from IIT Bombay, Miko is a global deep tech company with offices in the US, UK, and India, and a customer base across 140+ countries. Focused on taking Robotics and AI to every consumer home, Miko is the first of its kind \"content on subscription\" hardware platform for kids powered\nby patented technology.\nOur latest flagship product, Miko3 is a playful learning robot that engages, educates, and entertains kids. Launched simultaneously across the US, UK, India, and the UAE in 2021, Miko 3 is a unique offering that focuses on the learning and development of the child through self-initiated contextual topics with children to enable conversational learning. 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