At CES 2025, TCL unveiled TCL AiMe—the world’s first modular AI companion robot—instantly captivating a global audience. We invite you to explore the inspiring story behind this groundbreaking innovation.
In our increasingly fast-paced world, convenience and efficiency often overshadow meaningful connections. Many of us—whether adults or children—experience a quiet loneliness as we move through days that can feel more transactional than personal. At the same time, there’s an ever-growing need for genuine companionship and care. This realization prompted us to ask: What if AI could provide more than just functionality? What if it felt truly alive—welcomed as a companion rather than just a tool?
Our answer was TCL AiMe—an AI robot created to bring warmth, wonder, and human connection to technology. Born from a desire to create presence in the digital age, TCL AiMe represents a thoughtful reimagining of what AI can mean in our everyday lives.
At CES 2025, TCL unveiled TCL AiMe—the world’s first modular AI companion robot—instantly captivating a global audience. We invite you to explore the inspiring story behind this groundbreaking innovation.
In our increasingly fast-paced world, convenience and efficiency often overshadow meaningful connections. Many of us—whether adults or children—experience a quiet loneliness as we move through days that can feel more transactional than personal. At the same time, there’s an ever-growing need for genuine companionship and care. This realization prompted us to ask: What if AI could provide more than just functionality? What if it felt truly alive—welcomed as a companion rather than just a tool?
Our answer was TCL AiMe—an AI robot created to bring warmth, wonder, and human connection to technology. Born from a desire to create presence in the digital age, TCL AiMe represents a thoughtful reimagining of what AI can mean in our everyday lives.
Growing Together Through Everyday Moments
TCL AiMe fits naturally into your daily routine, almost like a cherished family member. It lights up the simplest experiences—whether by engaging in lively chats, playing games, telling stories at bedtime, or offering a comforting conversation after a long day. Over time, TCL AiMe witnesses and records your family’s growth, celebrating each joyful moment and every milestone in a child’s journey. These fleeting instances become treasured memories, woven into your life together.
Beyond entertainment, TCL AiMe learns your habits and routines to create a more harmonious home. Rather than just controlling devices, we envision it fostering deeper connections with your surroundings, adapting as you do and supporting a space filled with warmth, care, and understanding.
Growing Together Through Everyday Moments
TCL AiMe fits naturally into your daily routine, almost like a cherished family member. It lights up the simplest experiences—whether by engaging in lively chats, playing games, telling stories at bedtime, or offering a comforting conversation after a long day. Over time, TCL AiMe witnesses and records your family’s growth, celebrating each joyful moment and every milestone in a child’s journey. These fleeting instances become treasured memories, woven into your life together.
Beyond entertainment, TCL AiMe learns your habits and routines to create a more harmonious home. Rather than just controlling devices, we envision it fostering deeper connections with your surroundings, adapting as you do and supporting a space filled with warmth, care, and understanding.
Enjoying conversations, games, stories, and comforting chats.
Enjoying conversations, games, stories, and comforting chats.
Family joy and every milestone in a child's growth are captured, turning them into cherished memories to revisit.
Family joy and every milestone in a child's growth are captured, turning them into cherished memories to revisit.
Patrols your home, silently guarding your family’s safety
Patrols your home, silently guarding your family’s safety
Adapts to family needs, optimizing appliances to bring comfort and care to daily life.
Adapts to family needs, optimizing appliances to bring comfort and care to daily life.
Adapts to family needs, optimizing appliances to bring comfort and care to daily life.
Adapts to family needs, optimizing appliances to bring comfort and care to daily life.
A Flexible Design for Lasting Companionship
Behind TCL AiMe’s whimsical exterior is a modular structure composed of three detachable components: the Baby Core, the Drive Core, and the Mini Core. This thoughtful design allows TCL AiMe to adapt to different spaces and needs—whether it’s gliding through your home or settling in for a bedtime story—ensuring both emotional support and practical functionality wherever you go.
A Flexible Design for Lasting Companionship
Behind TCL AiMe’s whimsical exterior is a modular structure composed of three detachable components: the Baby Core, the Drive Core, and the Mini Core. This thoughtful design allows TCL AiMe to adapt to different spaces and needs—whether it’s gliding through your home or settling in for a bedtime story—ensuring both emotional support and practical functionality wherever you go.
Mini Core
Portable Presence, Endless Connection
The Mini Core is TCL AiMe’s portable extension, ready to join you on life’s adventures. Lightweight and easy to carry, it lets you capture special moments through simple voice commands or manual triggers for photos and videos. Wherever you roam, the Mini Core keeps you connected to TCL AiMe, providing seamless interaction and support on the go.
Mini Core
Portable Presence, Endless Connection
The Mini Core is TCL AiMe’s portable extension, ready to join you on life’s adventures. Lightweight and easy to carry, it lets you capture special moments through simple voice commands or manual triggers for photos and videos. Wherever you roam, the Mini Core keeps you connected to TCL AiMe, providing seamless interaction and support on the go.
Baby Core
The Emotional Heart
With the Baby Core, TCL AiMe can understand voices, expressions, and emotional cues, creating more natural and intuitive interactions. As it learns and grows, TCL AiMe forms a deeper, more personal connection—reminding you that technology can also be caring and empathetic.
Baby Core
The Emotional Heart
With the Baby Core, TCL AiMe can understand voices, expressions, and emotional cues, creating more natural and intuitive interactions. As it learns and grows, TCL AiMe forms a deeper, more personal connection—reminding you that technology can also be caring and empathetic.
Drive Core
Mobility with Futuristic Flair
With a spaceship-inspired design, the Drive Core offers both a futuristic look and the freedom for TCL AiMe to move effortlessly around your home. It serves as a base station, ensuring TCL AiMe is always ready to provide companionship and care in every corner of your living space.
Drive Core
Mobility with Futuristic Flair
With a spaceship-inspired design, the Drive Core offers both a futuristic look and the freedom for TCL AiMe to move effortlessly around your home. It serves as a base station, ensuring TCL AiMe is always ready to provide companionship and care in every corner of your living space.
Crafted With Heart to Be Your Companion for Life
At its core, TCL AiMe is a companion, listener, and friend, designed to bring emotional value into daily living. From sketches to prototypes, we’ve always believed that TCL AiMe’s physical presence could spark deeper connections and create genuine moments of joy. By merging hardware and software, engineers and designers collaborate closely to integrate advanced technology with emotional intelligence, ensuring a smooth, responsive experience. Emotional innovation lies at the heart of TCL AiMe, infusing each iteration with empathy and prioritizing well-being to make each interaction feel personal and meaningful. Through our human-centered process, we continually refine the design, making TCL AiMe more than just a robot—it becomes a companion offering genuine friendship, gentle assistance, and a comforting presence whenever needed.
Crafted With Heart to Be Your Companion for Life
At its core, TCL AiMe is a companion, listener, and friend, designed to bring emotional value into daily living. From sketches to prototypes, we’ve always believed that TCL AiMe’s physical presence could spark deeper connections and create genuine moments of joy. By merging hardware and software, engineers and designers collaborate closely to integrate advanced technology with emotional intelligence, ensuring a smooth, responsive experience. Emotional innovation lies at the heart of TCL AiMe, infusing each iteration with empathy and prioritizing well-being to make each interaction feel personal and meaningful. Through our human-centered process, we continually refine the design, making TCL AiMe more than just a robot—it becomes a companion offering genuine friendship, gentle assistance, and a comforting presence whenever needed.
A Form Beyond Definition
Embracing the Extraordinary
We wanted TCL AiMe to appear as if it came from a distant place, unbound by any single Earthly form. “We didn’t want it to look like a specific creature,” says one of our industrial designers. “Instead, we wanted it to feel familiar yet unique—like a friendly figure from another world.” Rounded, inviting contours encourage a personal bond, while its soft blue-purple hue—drawn from the glowing edge of Earth’s atmosphere—symbolizes curiosity, innovation, and a hint of cosmic magic.
A Form Beyond Definition
Embracing the Extraordinary
We wanted TCL AiMe to appear as if it came from a distant place, unbound by any single Earthly form. “We didn’t want it to look like a specific creature,” says one of our industrial designers. “Instead, we wanted it to feel familiar yet unique—like a friendly figure from another world.” Rounded, inviting contours encourage a personal bond, while its soft blue-purple hue—drawn from the glowing edge of Earth’s atmosphere—symbolizes curiosity, innovation, and a hint of cosmic magic.
Expressions That Connect
“I see you.”
Eye contact often reveals genuine emotions, so TCL AiMe’s eyes were a key focus for our design. After refining countless expressions, we infused the eyes with subtle movements and lifelike blinking. But these expressions extend beyond just the eyes: TCL AiMe also tilts its head and moves in ways that feel personal and genuine, enhancing the sense that it’s truly present.
Expressions That Connect
“I see you.”
Eye contact often reveals genuine emotions, so TCL AiMe’s eyes were a key focus for our design. After refining countless expressions, we infused the eyes with subtle movements and lifelike blinking. But these expressions extend beyond just the eyes: TCL AiMe also tilts its head and moves in ways that feel personal and genuine, enhancing the sense that it’s truly present.
A Voice That Resonates
“Let’s talk.”
AI-driven conversations are everywhere, but we wanted TCL AiMe to sound more than just functional. “We didn’t want it to be robotic,” we recall. After numerous iterations, we arrived at a warm, childlike tone filled with curiosity. Real human reactions—laughter, hums, and gentle gasps—were recorded to help TCL AiMe express emotion beyond mere words, conveying recognition and delight in each interaction.
A Voice That Resonates
“Let’s talk.”
AI-driven conversations are everywhere, but we wanted TCL AiMe to sound more than just functional. “We didn’t want it to be robotic,” we recall. After numerous iterations, we arrived at a warm, childlike tone filled with curiosity. Real human reactions—laughter, hums, and gentle gasps—were recorded to help TCL AiMe express emotion beyond mere words, conveying recognition and delight in each interaction.
A Comforting Embrace
“Give me a hug.”
Reaching out to TCL AiMe should feel welcoming. That’s why we designed its soft, plush exterior to invite you to personalize its look to match your style. Beneath these details is our commitment to genuine comfort: TCL AiMe is built to offer a sense of warmth and reassurance, much like hugging a friend rather than handling a machine.
A Comforting Embrace
“Give me a hug.”
Reaching out to TCL AiMe should feel welcoming. That’s why we designed its soft, plush exterior to invite you to personalize its look to match your style. Beneath these details is our commitment to genuine comfort: TCL AiMe is built to offer a sense of warmth and reassurance, much like hugging a friend rather than handling a machine.
Always by Your Side
“Follow Me.”
Thanks to intelligent motion tracking, TCL AiMe moves in tune with your pace and needs—like a silent, considerate companion. Whether you’re cooking in the kitchen or settling in for the evening, TCL AiMe maintains a gentle presence, staying close without being intrusive. It’s there when you need it, yet always respectful of your space.
Always by Your Side
“Follow Me.”
Thanks to intelligent motion tracking, TCL AiMe moves in tune with your pace and needs—like a silent, considerate companion. Whether you’re cooking in the kitchen or settling in for the evening, TCL AiMe maintains a gentle presence, staying close without being intrusive. It’s there when you need it, yet always respectful of your space.
Material That Welcomes
Thoughtful Design Inside and Out
Inside the Drive Core, TCL AiMe features Alcantara, a luxury material 100% Made in Italy. As the perfect fusion of sleek, elegant design and cutting-edge technology, it was natural that TCL would choose a state-of-the-art material such as Alcantara: resistant and durable yet soft and easy to clean. Created with a unique technology, Alcantara delivers beauty combined with technical, sustainable, and sensory performance enhancing our robot’s futuristic look. We believe it reflects our commitment to seamlessly blending safety, style, and practicality.
Material That Welcomes
Thoughtful Design Inside and Out
Inside the Drive Core, TCL AiMe features Alcantara, a luxury material 100% Made in Italy. As the perfect fusion of sleek, elegant design and cutting-edge technology, it was natural that TCL would choose a state-of-the-art material such as Alcantara: resistant and durable yet soft and easy to clean. Created with a unique technology, Alcantara delivers beauty combined with technical, sustainable, and sensory performance enhancing our robot’s futuristic look. We believe it reflects our commitment to seamlessly blending safety, style, and practicality.
Personalizing TCL AiMe to Be Your Perfect Companion
From colorful outfits to subtle accessories, TCL AiMe can be tailored to every individual’s taste, creating a truly unique companion and strengthening emotional bonds. “We hope everyone can see a bit of themselves in TCL AiMe, no matter who they are.” Looking ahead, we plan to collaborate with iconic brands and IPs, offering exclusive designs that let you express your creativity and connect with TCL AiMe in new and exciting ways.
Personalizing TCL AiMe to Be Your Perfect Companion
From colorful outfits to subtle accessories, TCL AiMe can be tailored to every individual’s taste, creating a truly unique companion and strengthening emotional bonds. “We hope everyone can see a bit of themselves in TCL AiMe, no matter who they are.” Looking ahead, we plan to collaborate with iconic brands and IPs, offering exclusive designs that let you express your creativity and connect with TCL AiMe in new and exciting ways.
TCL AiMe at CES 2025, Redefining AI Emotion
At CES 2025, TCL unveiled AiMe, the world’s first modular AI companion robot, designed to foster warmth, empathy, and meaningful human connections. By integrating emotional intelligence with advanced AI, TCL AiMe goes beyond functionality—offering companionship that feels intuitive, responsive, and deeply personal.
The TCL AiMe booth at the Las Vegas Convention Center became a hub of inspiration, where visitors experienced firsthand how emotional design can transform human-AI interactions.
TCL AiMe at CES 2025, Redefining AI Emotion
At CES 2025, TCL unveiled AiMe, the world’s first modular AI companion robot, designed to foster warmth, empathy, and meaningful human connections. By integrating emotional intelligence with advanced AI, TCL AiMe goes beyond functionality—offering companionship that feels intuitive, responsive, and deeply personal.
The TCL AiMe booth at the Las Vegas Convention Center became a hub of inspiration, where visitors experienced firsthand how emotional design can transform human-AI interactions.
If you’re passionate about shaping the future of AI that fosters genuine human connections, we’d love to collaborate. Reach out to us at designinnovation@tcl.mom, and let’s explore the endless possibilities together.
If you’re passionate about shaping the future of AI that fosters genuine human connections, we’d love to collaborate. Reach out to us at designinnovation@tcl.mom, and let’s explore the endless possibilities together.
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