Agora is expanding into AI-powered robotics and interactive toys with its new ConvoAI Device Kit. Developed in partnership with chip-maker Beken, ConvoAI provides an all-in-one toolkit for voice-driven conversational AI in smart devices.

The ConvoAI Device Kit integrates Beken AI chip modules with Agora Conversational AI technology. This enables ultra-low latency voice interactions, intelligent dialogue processing and real-time communication. It is designed to make AI-driven devices, toys, and robots more interactive and emotionally responsive.

“Conversational AI is key to making robots and AI-driven toys truly interactive, engaging, and intuitive,” said Tony Zhao, CEO of Agora. “By integrating Agora’s technology into Beken’s chips, IoT toymakers like Robopoet will transform entertainment, education, and emotional support by enabling more natural conversations, adaptive learning, and personalised interactions that evolve with the user over time.”

As part of this expansion, Agora is powering Robopoet’s AI companion robot, Fuzzoo, which was unveiled at Mobile World Congress (MWC).

Designed to redefine emotional wellness, Fuzzoo is an AI-powered emotional companion that listens, senses, and responds in real time. Robopoet’s Multimodal Emotion Model (MEM) leverages Agora’s ConvoAI Device Kit to offer personalised support and foster emotional connection.

“Agora’s AI technology enables toys and robots to interact in a way that feels natural and engaging,” said Yuna Pan, Co-Founder and CTO of Robopoet. “With real-time voice processing, emotional AI, and advanced speech capabilities, Agora makes seamless human-machine interaction possible and ensures exceptional performance and reliability.”

Agora’s AI device solution can be used for:

• Educational AI toys that support STEM learning, coding, and problem-solving
• Companionship devices designed for emotional interaction and support
• Interactive play toys with conversational AI voice and touch interactivity
• Smart home devices with advanced voice AI agents
• AI-powered wearables featuring smart AI voice interaction

Agora’s solution enables device makers to directly integrate AI into their devices with its Edge Chip partnership with Beken. “With Agora’s conversational AI technology and our optimised AI hardware, we’re enabling the next generation of devices to think, respond, and interact naturally,” said Pengfei Zhang, CEO of Beken. “We are excited to usher in the future of robotics and toys, ones that can react to the environment around them and interact fluently with users.”