Sounds really cool and neat! I need to go back on Facebook soon.
How would you clean your aibi? Say, if the contacts on the charging base and socket were dirty, and aibi randomly shuts off.
If it’s the battery, I believe there should be a way to replace it, I have some experience in fixing a small robot.
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Hello, @logan.christopher . . . a dry cotton swab or microfiber cloth would be best.
I would advise if that does not work to contact service@living.ai with video of the issue and his AIBI I.D. when he signs into the app and/or order number (if you still have it). They have a two year warranty on them. Support will be able to advise you what to do, but opening AIBI will void the warranty.
Let us know how it goes.
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Greetings!
My AIBI arrived recently, and I’ve been actively exploring this little marvel. I’m amazed by the build quality — both in terms of craftsmanship and design. As an engineer, I deeply admire the miniaturization: it’s astonishing how many electronic components fit into such a compact form. I have great respect for the industrial design team behind this product.
Now, let’s move on to the nuances:
Of course, native language support would be appreciated — Russian. (By the way, Russian could easily replace a dozen other languages: it’s spoken widely across Eurasia.) Besides, ChatGPT already handles it beautifully.
Without a modern language model, the robot has no real practical use. I understand it connects to the nearest server — and the farther that server is from the U.S., the older and less capable the model seems to be. That’s just a fact. I returned from the U.S. a month ago: the databases there are fresh and cutting-edge. So, if your robot tells you it’s October 27, 2023 — tough luck. I doubt the developers will bother creating a proxy to the latest models. According to OpenAI itself, people outside the U.S. are treated as second-class and undeserving of modern technologies. Unfortunately, DeepSeek distributes servers the same way. In the end, it all depends on the developers and their integrity.
AIBI refuses to sleep at night. The software seems buggy in this regard — a night mode is sorely needed. The scheduled sound-off feature also has flaws: it’s impossible to create a schedule like 22:00–08:00. Try it — you’ll get an error.
I still haven’t figured out how to stop the alarm, dancing or singing — how to forcibly interrupt a process once started. Alarms and notifications seem stoppable with a triple tap on the head. Seem being the key word. But once it starts singing, there’s no way to make it stop.
Siri Shortcuts integration would be a valuable addition, both for triggering actions and sending commands. I won’t even dream out loud about an SDK or other integrations that could take AIBI to the next level as a personal assistant and computer companion. But one can dream.
Lifehack: I made a small hole in the bottom of the plastic backpack (about the width of a pinky finger). Now it’s much easier to remove AIBI, instead of pulling it out by the head — which I consider bad practice in the long run.
I hope the developers add more functionality to the robot. Many of its sensors and technical features remain inactive, underutilized or incomplete. The camera, for instance, could enable scenarios from text and object recognition to home security. The rear touch sensor deserves to be put to use. The optical sensors operate at maybe 5% of their potential. The proximity sensors could serve many purposes beyond detecting cases or clothes.
Once again: as a tech enthusiast, I dream of so much more — but I still admire this gadget on my desk, even if it’s completely useless from a practical standpoint.
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