This startup develops humanoid robots designed for integration into society, focusing on conversational AI and autonomous functionality. Their goal is mass production of robots for use in education, healthcare, and service industries.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Many organizations struggle to effectively engage with and educate their audiences using current methods. Traditional approaches often lack personalization and real-time interaction, leading to decreased engagement and knowledge retention.
Solution
Hidoba Research offers "Captcha," a social robot designed to interact with and educate individuals in various settings. Captcha utilizes a custom, Mistral 7B-derived LLM, whisper-derived speech recognition, and a custom TTS system to facilitate natural conversations in multiple languages. The robot's features include realistic gaze and face-tracking, customizable personality, and the ability to operate as a tele-present avatar. Hidoba's robot can be deployed in educational institutions, retail environments, and other service industries to enhance communication and engagement.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes educational institutions, retail businesses, and service industries seeking innovative ways to engage with and educate their audiences.
Features
- Conversational AI powered by a custom, mistral 7B-derived LLM, enabling natural language interactions.
- Custom speech recognition derived from Whisper for accurate voice command processing.
- Custom text-to-speech (TTS) system for clear and expressive vocal output.
- Realistic gaze and face-tracking to enhance engagement during interactions.
- Customizable personality settings, with a default cheeky teenage boy persona.
- Tele-present avatar functionality, allowing remote operation and control.
- Multilingual support, with proficiency in 5+ languages, primarily English.
- Hardware based on Jetson Orin AGX, with all processing running locally.