Who can build my AI desk companion robot: one prototype, then 10?
Anvol, Inc. is a Delaware company with engineers in Shenzhen. Our engineers have built four desk companions that talk, show a face or react to people, with development of $1,200 to $2,000 in 10 to 15 days and parts of $18 to $25 per unit at 10 sets. You sign with Anvol, Inc. and pay in USD.
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Companions we built
| Build | What it does | Development | Parts per unit | Development time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI voice companion | Battery device: press, speak, on-screen feedback | $1,200 | about $25 | about 10 days |
| Desk AI companion | Character on the desk showing an AI agent's status over Bluetooth, with voice alerts and swappable accessories | about $2,000 | under $20 at 10 sets | about 15 days |
| PottedBaby smart planter | Expression face on an OLED, reacts to people, spoken AI conversation | about $1,500 | about $18 at 10 sets | about 15 days |
| Offline voice robot dog | Four legs, OLED face, offline voice commands, speaks back | $2,000 | about $25 | 10 days |
Reference figures are our engineers' numbers for a similar build, not invoices or quotes. A written quote follows a review of your files.
One prototype, then 10
Each build above is a working prototype with its own hardware, firmware, screen and enclosure. The per-unit parts figures are for sets of about 10. Our largest delivered batch so far is 10 units (a robot car, see low-volume robotics runs); we have not built a companion at 100 units, so a larger run is quoted for its own quantity.
What you get
- Hardware
- Board design, power and battery charging, microphone and speaker, screen.
- Software
- Firmware, screen UI, and the Bluetooth link to a desktop program (Desk AI companion) or speech recognition, language model and speech synthesis integration (PottedBaby).
- Body
- 3D-printed enclosure and accessories, assembled and tested.
- Not included
- Certification testing (FCC/CE) is done by a test lab and quoted separately. Shipping and import duties are usually arranged by you.
Related: voice device prototypes → · battery device with a screen → · how long a first prototype takes → · pilot and small batch →
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