On April 8, 2026, Realbotix shipped its first Vinci-equipped robot to Ericsson. Vinci is a patented vision module with micro cameras hidden inside the robot’s irises — not clipped on, not a headset, embedded in the eyeballs of its David, M-Series, and Aria humanoids.
What the hardware actually does
The in-eye cameras feed a vision chip that handles face re-identification, motion detection, emotion reading, and object/color recognition. The robot holds eye contact while tracking whether you’re bored, engaged, or walking away. If you come back next week, it knows who you are and picks up the last conversation. That’s the pitch — recognition plus memory plus gaze, so a trade-show greeter or brand rep actually builds trust instead of looking like a kiosk.
How AI agents plug in
Vinci runs as a modular perception layer on top of any Realbotix body, streaming who-is-here, what-they-feel, what-they’re-looking-at into whatever LLM drives the face — Gemini, ChatGPT, your own stack. Starter custom builds begin around $20,000; the humanoid subscription runs $199.99/month. Onconetix (ONCO) is acquiring the whole company in an all-stock deal.
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