TCL unveils modular AI companion robot 'Ai Me' at CES 2025

TCL reveals modular AI companion robot AI Me at CES 2025

At CES 2025, TCL introduces Ai Me, the dubbed world’s first modular AI companion robot that can look after kids and families everywhere. During the conference at the trade event in Las Vegas, which runs between January 7th and 10th, TCL previews the modular robot. The owl-looking AI device stands and holes up in its detachable space capsule base. It has expressive digital eyes that blink and change depending on the mood, as well as a childlike voice. The AI robot shown at CES 2025 also comes with sensors and cameras.

These help it detect its surroundings, so it can monitor the families anywhere they go. Because of these, Ai Me can also record videos, capture pictures, and store them as memories for the users. The device also doubles as a surveillance camera at home for when the family is asleep or wants their homes monitored. Should they want, users can also connect the AI robot to their smart devices so it can control them. Its advanced technologies also allow the companion device to recognize, identify, and describe what it sees when asked.

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Users can connect Ai Me to their smart cars

TCL’s AI robot Ai Me is still a concept project, but the company has already unveiled its working prototype at CES 2025. It entertains and interacts with visitors, which is the intended feature of the device. Because the robot is modular, users can bring it anywhere by pulling it from its space capsule base. Because of this, they can connect the AI robot to their smart cars and let it take over the infotainment and essential settings like the weather app. TCL plans to create a portable ‘mini core’ as well, which is an attachable camera and mic.

This allows the users to record videos and take pictures from their angle. Once done, the AI robot shown at CES 2025 can create, edit, and share the personalized highlights and reels with the families for viewing. At night, Ai Me monitors homes. Because of its system and cameras, the robot can also produce and project AI-generated images and animations for the kids before they go to bed. The children can even dress Ai Me up with clothes to make the robot feel like a stuffed toy instead of a hard, oval-like device. After CES 2025, TCL has yet to announce whether or not they will move forward and produce the dubbed world’s first modular AI companion robot.

the owl-looking AI device stands and holes up in its detachable space capsule base