Devanthro Becomes Plim Robotics, Reveals a Home Robot Loved Ones Can Step Into

Devanthro has become Plim Robotics and revealed Plim, a wheeled home robot designed to help with chores and give distant family members or caregivers a physical presence in the house.

The Munich company’s rebrand announcement introduces a more approachable identity for its home robotics ambitions. Its new website pairs household assistance with a “step-in” mode that lets another person operate the robot remotely, using their own face, voice and movements.

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• Devanthro is now Plim Robotics, with a home robot combining AI-powered household assistance and human teleoperation.
• Plim uses a three-wheel omnidirectional base, two-finger grippers and Nvidia Jetson Thor computing; its listed battery runtime is two hours with self-docking.
• The company is inviting interest from families and care organizations, but the linked pages do not announce pricing or a delivery date.

A household helper someone can step into

Plim’s technology presentation describes two complementary modes. In autonomous operation, the robot is intended to take on everyday household tasks and companionship. In step-in operation, a family member, friend or caregiver can remotely control it, with their face appearing in its visor.

The product page advertises remote interaction over distances of up to 9,000 kilometers. The idea extends beyond a video call: the person at the other end can move and interact through the robot’s body. The site illustrates uses ranging from shared activities to bedtime stories and help around the kitchen.

Plim says its home robotics work began in elderly care and that it has experience in real homes dating to 2024. The new positioning broadens that emphasis toward households generally, while retaining caregivers as part of the intended audience.

Wheels, grippers and a soft outer covering

The published specifications describe a 1.65-meter-tall, 80-kilogram robot with a three-wheel omnidirectional drive. Its arms are listed as having seven degrees of freedom and a 3-kilogram payload, with two-finger grippers for handling objects.

Nvidia Jetson Thor provides onboard computing, alongside ROS 2 middleware. The site also lists stereo RGB and depth sensing, a 4K fisheye RGB camera, millimeter-wave radar and stereo microphones, plus 5G and Wi-Fi 6 connectivity. Processing combines edge AI and cloud resources.

A soft outer covering is intended to cushion incidental contact, while the face display supports both animated expressions and the remote operator’s likeness.

The two-hour battery specification is an important qualification to the website’s broader promise of round-the-clock support: continuous availability would depend on charging and the operating schedule, rather than 24 hours on one charge.

Plim presents autonomous household work and learning from experience as central capabilities, but the linked pages provide no task-success rates or breakdown of how often human intervention is required. For now, the reveal establishes the robot’s design and proposed service model, with commercial terms and measured household performance still to follow.