Growing investor interest in AI companion robots

Companionship tech has good chance for large-scale implementation in China

SHENZHEN — Able to accompany children at night and even alert parents of potential mental health risks in kids, an AI (artificial intelligence) companion robot for children developed by a Chinese company recently completed an early stage small-scale startup financing initiative, also known as an angel round, worth tens of millions of yuan.

A product of Shenzhen Xuanyuan Technology Co Ltd (X-ORIGIN-AI) features deep integration of emotion recognition and personalized information processing, providing a more emotionally valuable companionship experience and injecting new vitality into current AI companion product options on the market, according to its developer.

"We have always been committed to continuously improving the interaction quality between robots and humans," said Li Yunzhou, founder of the company.