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Download Press KitPetoi's open-source programmable robot pets - Bittle X (robot dog) and Nybble Q (robot cat) - have been featured by leading science, technology, and education publications worldwide. Coverage spans Petoi's Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns, STEM education applications, research use at Carnegie Mellon University and Iowa State University, robotics/STEM camps, and maker communities worldwide and the OpenCat open-source framework - the most-starred quadruped robot platform on GitHub.
Publication | Headline/Coverage | Date | URL |
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IEEE Spectrum | Video Friday: Bittle Is a Palm-Sized Robot Dog Now on Kickstarter | 2020 | https://spectrum.ieee.org/video-friday-bittle-robot-dog |
IEEE Spectrum | OpenCat 2.0 - Bittle climbs upside down on steel ceiling (Video Friday feature) | 2022 | https://spectrum.ieee.org/video-friday-bittle-robot-dog |
IEEE Robots Guide | Bittle ranked #4 Most Wanted + #8 Top Rated in IEEE Robots Guide | Oct 2024 | robots-guide.ieee.org |
Make Magazine | Petoi Programmable Robot Pets: Reviewed | 2025 | |
Make Magazine | Bittle robot dog - Kickstarter launch coverage | 2019 | https://makezine.com/article/maker-news/cool-crowdfunding-robo-dogs-beautiful-retro-computing-and-cnc-routers/ |
Hackster.io | Petoi Bittle - full project writeup by Rongzhong Li | 2020 | hackster.io/RzLi/petoi-bittle-bbfb96 |
Hackster.io | Petoi Nybble - project writeup | 2018 | hackster.io/RzLi/petoi-nybble-944867 |
Hackaday.io | OpenCat - Open Source Quadruped Robotic Framework | Cell text | hackaday.io/project/183916 |
Yanko Design | Tiny Boston Dynamics Robot Dog - Bittle feature | May 2022 | https://www.yankodesign.com/2022/05/16/tiny-boston-dynamics-robot-dog-is-a-cute-affordable-android-pet-that-can-follow-commands/ |
Yanko Design | Open-source trainable cat version of Boston Dynamics - Nybble feature | Nov 2021 | https://www.yankodesign.com/2021/11/30/you-can-buy-yourself-an-open-source-trainable-cat-version-of-the-boston-dynamics-robot/ |
Yanko Design | This $236 Robot Dog Obeys Voice Commands - Bittle X feature | Dec 2024 | https://www.yankodesign.com/2024/12/04/this-236-robot-dog-obeys-voice-commands-does-backflips-and-even-supports-chatgpt-integration/ |
Mashable | Tiny robot dog - Bittle video feature (316K views on Facebook) | 2021 | https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=868797827135661 |
Stuff Magazine | Petoi Bittle is like a palm-sized programmable Boston Dynamics robot for the home | 2020 | https://www.stuff.tv/hot-stuff/tech-toys/petoi-bittle-palm-sized-programmable-boston-dynamics-robot-home/ |
BBC Science Focus | We test out Bittle, a pet robot dog that will teach you how to code - review | 2022 | https://www.sciencefocus.com/reviews/bittle-robot-dog-review |
Financial Time | Porgrammed Entertainment | 2023 | https://www.ft.com/content/a8cdd24c-9fec-42d9-bc88-48f69632bad9 |
Wired | Petoi Bittle, the small robot dog to assemble and program | 2020 | https://www.wired.it/gadget/accessori/2020/09/21/petoi-bittle-cane-robot/ |
Fox News | Democratizing Robotics & AI: Petoi Live on KTVU Fox 2 | National Robotics Week 2026 | Full Interview | 2026 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNP5bdrhWPE |
San Jose Mercury News | https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/04/25/robots-take-up-ice-skating-saturday-at-san-jose-robotics-event/ | 2026 | https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/04/25/robots-take-up-ice-skating-saturday-at-san-jose-robotics-event/ |
Download the Petoi Press Kit
Download The KitDownload the Petoi press kit for high-resolution product images, logo files, company fact sheet, and founder headshot. For interview requests or custom asset requirements
About Petoi
Petoi is a US-based robotics company founded in 2017 by Dr. Rongzhong Li (Wake Forest University, PhD Physics, MS Computer Science) that designs open-source, programmable quadruped robot kits for STEM educators, makers, hobbyists, and university researchers.
Petoi's two flagship products - Bittle X V2 (robot dog) and Nybble Q (robot cat) - are powered by the OpenCat framework, the most-starred open-source quadruped robot platform on GitHub.
Petoi has shipped 30,000+ robots to customers in 60+ countries. Its robots are used in K-12 schools, university research labs including Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Colorado Boulder, and maker communities worldwide.Nybble launched on Indiegogo in 2018 (Petoi's first product).
Bittle followed with a $567,000 Kickstarter campaign in October 2020 - more than 11× its funding goal, backed by 2,052 supporters.
Petoi robots are programmable in Python, Arduino C++, and Scratch-like block coding, and are compatible with Raspberry Pi and Nvidia Jetson Nano for computer vision and Physical AI applications.
Media Enquiries & Interviews
For media enquiries, interview requests with founder Dr. Rongzhong Li or COO Kai Mai, product review unit requests, and high-resolution asset requests not included in the press kit above, contact:press@petoi.com
Response time: 1–2 business days. Petoi is headquartered in the United States and serves media in all time zones.