Weilan, a Chinese robotics company has just announced their new robot offering, Baby Alpha. I don’t know what to make of this...a cartoonish robotic pet dog complete with a Chinese developed large language model
Source: http://www.weilan.com/html/product/BabyAlpha/







Currently it’s on limited time discount, I guess for pre-orders? It’s currently retailing for RMB 8,999 or about USD$1,2000.

Baby Alpha is also being marketed as a security guard with excellent autonomous navigational and entertainment abilities.

The core is designed by the same manufacturer who makes Apple’s cores and features durable high strength actuators.

Images: Screenshots by RobotsAroundTheHouse.com
Watch the promotional video on the official Weilan website here: http://www.weilan.com/html/product/BabyAlpha/
Baby Alpha follows on from Weilan’s Alpha dog.

Five years of concentration and six generations of experience.
We focus on one product.
After five years of hard work and six generations of hard work, Weilan has been firmly focused on one product since its establishment. We carve every moment carefully and create every minute with passion, just to make BabyAlpha come alive!
We put all our efforts into bringing you the epoch-making BabyAlpha series. Let you and your family enjoy real artificial intelligence and wonderful family company!
New members of the family in the era of artificial intelligence
BabyAlpha likes to be by your side. It is not only a dreamy technological cute pet, but also has endless technological superpowers. Before BabyAlpha, all technological products were just a device; starting with BabyAlpha, we finally have fantasy characters that generations of people have only seen in science fiction movies.
A know-it-all who can be asked questions, a good partner in English communication,
and satisfies all the curiosity of children as they grow.
For the first time, artificial intelligence fully understands human speech, is empathetic, and is completely incapable of answering questions. BabyAlpha currently supports Chinese and English conversations, and will add multi-language support based on user needs in the future.
BabyAlpha has a powerful natural language dialogue and search engine, which can not only satisfy all children's curiosity, knowledge learning and problem solving, but also create a natural multi-language learning environment through pure Chinese and English dialogue.
Family contact assistant,
a video call tool that can follow the camera
BabyAlpha's eyes can instantly turn into a video call interface, bringing a new video call experience between parents and children.
Even though you can’t be with you all the time, BabyAlpha can still bring you and your family quality family time like never before.
Not only can you enjoy independent intelligence
, but you can also play with new control technology.
The smart BabyAlpha does not require a remote control at all, but we still bring you the unparalleled Touch To Go™ XR control technology, which supports Bluetooth, WiFi and 4G remote control. With a lightweight and portable fingertip remote control and APP, BabyAlpha can be in the palm of your hand With this treasure, you can enjoy a smart life as you wish.
Home Security Guard Indoor Autonomous Driving
Since its inception, Weilan has firmly regarded guide technology as one of our core social welfare missions. We have been committed to the development of this field for many years. Today, we are honored to give our phased achievement - indoor fully autonomous driving FSD 1.0 - to BabyAlpha, presenting you with an amazing
home security guard and indoor autonomous entertainment experience.
Enjoy happiness for the whole family
The BabyAlpha series is not only a cute little pet, but also a family bucket full of happiness.
Powerful artificial intelligence programming experience
To be the first to embrace future technology, you must choose real artificial intelligence robots to learn and explore programming. BabyAlpha supports both graphical programming and high-level language programming, allowing you to experience the light of the future that inspires infinite possibilities.
Exclusive growth partners accompany you to grow happily
Beyond the times, appreciate the future. Let BabyAlpha, the soulful and warm artificial intelligence, accompany your children to grow up happily and take the lead in becoming the native generation of artificial intelligence.
Weilan has spent two years focusing on the research and development of two breakthrough innovative technologies: Always Alive™ fresh life intelligent body + AgentOS™ intelligent body operating system, lighting up the new embodied intelligence technology. Not only can BabyAlpha always live by your side, but it also allows BabyAlpha to have complete intelligent capabilities of personality, hobbies, learning and growth, and emotional memory.
Multimodal
Large Language Model HMI
We are entering the era of artificial intelligence 2.0. The world's leading GPT multi-modal large language model integrates agents, natural language understanding, intelligent visual cognition, intelligent emotional expression and intelligent bionic behavior to create vital natural interactions. Miracle. Make the dreams in science fiction movies come true and lead you into the wonderful world of real artificial intelligence robots.
Adopting the industry-leading Baidu intelligent voice interaction solution, we present you with the largest market share in excellent speech recognition, precise sound source positioning and comprehensive content health detection technology. Together with the popular Baidu Encyclopedia, Baidu Stories, Baidu Music and other rich content services, it brings you a truly useful artificial intelligence experience.
Not only does BabyAlpha play, rest and replenish energy on its own, it can also move in and out of the AutoBox™. Unlike other technology products in the past, it is no longer a device, but a smart partner in life. It is alive!
Multi-stage Hybrid Model MotionControl
Since its birth, Weilan has broken the world record for quadruped robots held by MIT in one fell swoop. It has always been at the forefront of the industry and has core motion control technology that surpasses the industry for two generations. Today, we have given the most cutting-edge humanoid robot motion control technology to BabyAlpha, allowing you to experience the beauty of truly silky and stable movement.
Advanced Multisensor DataFusion
Each BabyAlpha is equipped with wide-angle vision, infrared active vision, millimeter-wave radar, 360° lidar, multi-TOF time-of-flight radar, microphone array, multi-touch sensing, temperature and humidity sensing, six-degree-of-freedom inertial sensor, and joint force control. With advanced sensing capabilities such as sensing, displacement sensing, and 6D spatial state sensing, you can enjoy real materials and real intelligence.
Source: http://www.weilan.com/html/product/BabyAlpha/







Currently it’s on limited time discount, I guess for pre-orders? It’s currently retailing for RMB 8,999 or about USD$1,2000.

Baby Alpha is also being marketed as a security guard with excellent autonomous navigational and entertainment abilities.

The core is designed by the same manufacturer who makes Apple’s cores and features durable high strength actuators.

Images: Screenshots by RobotsAroundTheHouse.com

Baby Alpha follows on from Weilan’s Alpha dog.