SINGAPORE, Aug. 16,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Did you ever imagine yourself
living in the world of "Toy Story" when you were a child?
Surrounded by loyal and brave characters like Woody and
Buzz Lightyear, enthusiastic and cheerful characters like
Jessie, and lovable characters like Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head... As
your closest playmates during your childhood, they witnessed many
important moments and were loyal listeners. The only regret was
that they couldn't speak to you.
Now, this one-way interaction will change with "Haivivi"
releasing its AI hardware product, BubblePal, which is based on AI
tech, bringing plush toys the ability to provide interactive
dialogues.
What is it?
Haivivi BubblePal has a half-round bubble-shaped appearance and
is made of edible silicone material. By simply pressing it, the
device will light up and receive user input for conversation,
generating relevant answers based on the conversation. Users can
tie it to any plush toy with an adjustable lanyard attached to the
device.
The product is coupled with an app called HaiviviPal. Children
have different favorite toy characters, so in the app users can set
or create different characters, such as Elsa and Olaf from
"Frozen," Woody and Buzz Lightyear from "Toy Story," and so on.
Based on the differences in the characters created by users,
BubblePal generates answers that also have the attributes of
different characters. Parents can add personal preferences, such as
wanting to guide children in their studies, ask more questions, or
practice English, and BubblePal will consciously output related
content during the subsequent conversation.
What's Different?
In the past, children's companion products had a common feature
in terms of product design - the role behind the product was either
a parent or a teacher.
For example, the educational lamp that reads books with the
child, the stylus that monitors learning, acts more like a
post-class teacher for the children; the various story machines,
children's watches, and monitors are more like parents' eyes used
to monitor their children.
But another important role in children's growth was missing: the
friend.
According to Haivivi product team, BubblePal does not want to be
the high-and-mighty companion products, but truly AI Friends that
provide emotional value.
If efficiency tools do addition, emotional products do
subtraction. In terms of product design, "Haivivi" has boldly cut
off many functions, such as IoT control modules, which means that
you cannot ask your plush toy to turn off the lights or the
curtains, etc.
"We want it to be a child's AI Friend. You don't often tell your
friends to do this or do that. Just have a normal conversation with
them like a friend." said Li Yong,
the CEO of Haivivi.
Although BubblePal can help with parenting, these AI Friends are
not intended to replace parents' roles. Parents can also choose the
way each AI Friend accompanies their child based on their child's
unique traits, such as "encourage the child to be more brave",
"talk more about music", or "talk about literary knowledge".
Moreover, parents might be able to check progress and mood reports
in the future version of the app.
How to Make Toy Talk?
BubblePal is based on an open-source model, which has been fed
with a large amount of children's dialogue data and cartoon
material, making it more suitable for children's companion
scenarios. The model will also adjust a more suitable answer tone
based on the child's emotions during interaction.
At the same time, Haivivi also integrates with several
mainstream large models. According to the product team, they have a
distribution strategy that can distribute some flexible
interactions to different upper-level large models. But for users,
the switching and selection of such models are almost
imperceptible.
To increase the fun and interactive feedback in different
scenarios, Haivivi conducted extensive market research in advance.
The team sorted out over 30 scenarios of children's "pretend play,"
such as restaurant chefs and customers, doctors and patients,
forest exploration, space travel, and ocean treasure hunting, and
optimized the training models for children's interaction logic
specifically for these scenarios.
With the dual-layer large model, BubblePal gives the plush toys
a "soul." From now on, children can fluidly converse with their AI
Friends - "Does mom love my little brother more?" or "What is a
black hole?". Children can also play various role-playing stories
with their AI Friends, allowing children to change the plot
development at any time.
The product is priced at $89 now
and could be bought through Haivivi official website. Amazon and
TikTok Shop are said to be coming soon in the next few months.
www.haivivi.com
CONTACT: Ruolin Yang, wubai@haivivi.com
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SOURCE HAIVIVI TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.