Plush toys are indispensable in children's social world. Their warmth and comfort can simulate the embrace of parents, making children feel close or relaxed.
As electronic devices become more and more sophisticated and mini, plush toys have already taken a new path. It is not uncommon to see toy series that can sing, talk, move and even respond to touch. However, these toys are not necessarily "smarter" than children.
You have to teach your children yourself, but when you can't respond to them 24 hours a day, an AI plush toy with a large language model will work. Because almost every child will believe that plush toys can talk.
"We are a magical workshop where toys become alive." Silicon Valley startup Curio used OpenAI's model to develop an AI plush toy that improves children's imagination level by enriching educational and entertainment experiences, adapting to children aged 3-7, providing them with screen-free entertainment, and providing a sense of presence through dynamic dialogue with them. Canadian musician Grimes invested in and cooperated with the company to provide dubbing for its plush toy Grok. This type of toy costs $99 and can also be customized. It is now available on the official website.
Children love it more
Studies have shown that many children aged 1-12 show obvious attachment to plush toys. Teddy bears, Peter Rabbits, Shiba Inus and even cartoon wolves can become playmates with whom children have extraordinary relationships. They sleep with them, chat with them or tell them little secrets.
Children will name their plush dolls and talk to them in a unique way, seemingly talking to themselves. British psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott studied the role of teddy bears from an academic perspective. Children's conversations with plush toys are actually conversations with another kind self in their hearts. Even as adults, they encourage and take care of themselves with a gentle, encouraging and tolerant tone, which is also due to the early incarnation of plush dolls.
From the perspective of emotional satisfaction, the experience value of soft plush/cotton dolls for children is self-evident.
AI Papa Panda is the first product of XINDITAI's "AI Talking Toys" series, which are cotton dolls with good touch. They are not semi-intelligent electronic devices with plastic/metal shells, but plush toys implanted with AI. AI Papa panda with a cute appearance.
Panda toys all have big eyes, smiling expressions and round shapes, which fit the image of a "good friend" from a child's perspective. Zoologist Konrad Lorenz believes that animals with large foreheads, short noses and big eyes will inspire humans to give hugs.
Unlike the pre-recorded lines of traditional talking dolls, these toys have "souls" through generative artificial intelligence, and react much faster. They can chat with anyone, ask guided questions and give instructions, and tell stories and jokes in a personalized way. Thanks to the support of large models, multilingual communication is its basic skill, and it can be a talkative playmate and encyclopedia.
To ensure the safety of conversations and parental supervision, and to allow parents to take the lead, XINDITAI is equipped with an application where parents can view recordings and transcripts of conversations that have taken place within 90 days, and can also prohibit specific topics or words. Through the program, parents can use prompt words to set the toy's personality, voice, and desired large model reaction speed. It is reported that this series of toys will feed the recorded audio of the conversation fragments to the large model for training and personalized responses.
More interactive features- AI interactive toy
AI Panda not only has AI Talking, but also has more interactive functions:
- Feeding function: With a magnetic bottle, when you put the bottle close to the panda's mouth to simulate feeding, the panda will make 8 different happy sounds
- Direction sensing: AI Panda has built-in direction sensing, and it will make different sounds when lying down, throwing, or standing upside down
- Repeat speaking: AI Panda can keep repeating your voice.
According to data, the global AI smart toy market size has grown from US$1 billion in 2017 to US$5 billion in 2023, with a compound annual growth rate of more than 30%. With the optimization of large model performance, start-ups are seeking breakthroughs in novel tracks. AI smart used for children aged 3-12 are used as new educational tools and are very popular in the early childhood education robot market.
The smart toy market grew by 18% in 2023, from US$12.14 billion in 2022 to US$13.92 billion in 2023. When plush toys are enabled with AI, the market value of this industry may reach US$35 billion by 2030.
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