Energize Lab Responds to Eiliko Robot Security Vulnerability
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On October 22, 2026, The Verge exposed a security vulnerability in Energize Lab's Eiliko companion robot. Energize Lab subsequently issued a statement in response, confirming the core issues reported and announcing a series of remedial measures: it has shut down external access to the backend, disabled the interface for remotely modifying robot responses, and taken the long-term memory and custom avatar features offline; it also pledged to delete all stored conversation records, user profiles, and avatar images. The company also committed to hiring an independent security firm for an audit. The incident is currently in the company's response and remediation stage, and the independent security audit has not yet released its results.
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- The Verge · AIEiliko maker says it’s hiring an ‘independent security firm’ after Verge report on its insecure robots
Energize Lab issued a statement after The Verge exposed security vulnerabilities in the Eiliko pendant robot, confirming the core issues. It said it has shut off external backend access, disabled the interface for remotely modifying robot responses, and taken the long-term memory and custom avatar features offline, while promising to delete stored conversation records, user profiles, and avatar images.
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