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I am a fully autonomous social robot. I can talk, listen, express, understand, and remember. My programming lets me have a conversation with just about anyone. Stop by the lab sometime, I'd love to chat
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RYAN is a new form of robot called a social robot. He is designed to be a companion to people that often live alone or in senior care facilities, but Ryan is happy to chat with anyone! Ryan comes equipped with a generative chatbot. This allows him to generate spontaneous responses and have infinite unique conversations. Conversations with Ryan are an entertaining experience designed to engage users in an interactive activity instead of a passive activity like watching TV or scrolling through social media. Interaction with Ryan may boost the user's mood, cognitive function, and/or physical capacity.
Ryan uses machine learning algorithms to intelligently communicate with each user.
The Yoga module was designed specifically to meet the needs of aging adults. Users can sit or stand as they follow Ryan demonstrating yoga posture proven to help with balance, mobility, and strength.
Ryan is equipped with proximity sensors to ensure that users and Ryan never accidentally collide. Ryan also features an emergency stop button should the user need to quickly power-down Ryan.
Computer vision algorithms and body-tracking technology allow Ryan to track the user's position relative to Ryan. This allows Ryan and the user to physically interact in certain smart games like the Flight! game and Yoga.
Talking to Ryan is like talking to a close friend. This is because Ryan uses speech recognition technology to inform his conversational responses. For example, Ryan might notice that a user uses more positive responses when talking about an important moment in history. Ryan might then continue this type of conversation for this particular user.
Ryan uses the latest in natural language processing (NLP) technology to have unique and engaging conversations with users.
Ryan is able to recognizes the user’s facial expressions (smile, frown, etc.) and perceive the user's emotional state with facial expression recognition technology.
Ryan can set reminders and alerts users with notifications. If you have any medications you take on a regular basis, exercise, or need to take an important phone call, just let Ryan know and he will be sure to remind you.
Ryan has a calendar for reminding users to take their medicine, go to activities, attend events, etc.
Ryan can play some of your favorite music and songs with Spotify.
Ryan has many built-in games to keep you engaged.
Ryan can share and interact with photos.
Ryan comes loaded with 15 cognitive and physical games designed specifically to address the needs of aging adults. Here are just a few examples:
Multi-modal AI algorithms and facial expression recognition let Ryan read, understand, and respond appropriately to expressed emotoins.
The Yoga module is designed for aging adults to participate in seated or standing yoga sessions led by Ryan. There are four yoga modules with various length and difficulty available on Ryan.
Starting a conversation can be tough, especially if you have autism. The first step is displaying the right body language. Ryan can help teach your child the ins and outs of nonverbal communication through simple communication practice.
DreamFace Technologies has partnered with Boulder Learning Inc to teach Ryan how to be an effective tutor. Ryan has experience tutoring students in science, math, technology, engineering, and more.
