9 years ago

Emotech raises $10M to build a personality-adapting AI-powered robot assistant

  • Emotech, a UK robotics startup, has secured over $10 million in Series A funding to further develop its AI-powered robot assistant, Olly

  • The funding comes from two Chinese VC firms: Alliance Capital and lead investor Lightning Capital

  • The investment will be used for building out the team with AI expertise and collaborating with university labs

  • Emotech aims to launch Olly in early 2017 with an English version first

  • The company intends to create a robot assistant with a more varied personality than existing voice-controlled assistants like Amazon's Echo or Apple's Siri, adapting to the personality of its owner.

      • ProblemTechnology

      "Most virtual assistants are just robotic voices that lack personality and are unable to adapt to their users."

      Solution

      "Emotech is building a robot assistant called Olly that uses AI to adapt to the personality of its owner, creating a truly unique and personalized experience."

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