{"id":40178,"date":"2025-09-24T13:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T13:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prnasia.com\/story\/archive\/4781681_AE81681_0"},"modified":"2025-09-24T13:02:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T13:02:00","slug":"agora-brings-4g-connectivity-visual-intelligence-and-faster-prototyping-to-smart-hardware-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=40178","title":{"rendered":"Agora Brings 4G Connectivity, Visual Intelligence, and Faster Prototyping to Smart Hardware Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"<table name=\"logo_release\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/240347\/agora_inc_logo.jpg?p=medium600\" border=\"0\" alt title=\"logo\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"118\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><i>Updates to Agora&#8217;s&nbsp;<span id=\"spanHghlt8068\">Convo AI<\/span> Device Kit make it easier than ever for developers to bring lifelike, connected AI devices to market.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">SANTA CLARA, Calif.<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 24, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;&nbsp;Agora, Inc. (NASDAQ: API), the leading platform for real-time engagement and conversational AI, today announced the next-generation of its&nbsp;<span id=\"spanHghlt5cfa\">Convo AI<\/span> Device Kit. The upgraded kit introduces native 4G connectivity, enhanced multimodal interaction, a camera with visual intelligence, and rapid prototyping capabilities, making it easier than ever for developers to bring lifelike, globally connected AI &#8220;smart hardware&#8221; devices to market.<\/p>\n<p>Time to market is another major upgrade. With the updated Device Kit (R1-4G), developers can now create a working demo of an LLM-based AI device in one hour and a production-ready prototype in one day, accelerating the journey from idea to mass production.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With the&nbsp;<span id=\"spanHghltd837\">Convo AI<\/span> Device Kit, we&#8217;re creating an open hardware ecosystem for building conversational AI devices that are truly mobile, multimodal, and production-ready in record time,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Tony Zhao<\/span>, CEO of Agora. &#8220;This is about giving developers the flexibility to innovate and the speed to bring intelligent, connected AI products into everyday life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Agora&#8217;s <span id=\"spanHghlt8a8a\">Convo AI<\/span> Device Kit now enables:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Human-Like Conversational AI<\/b> \u2013 Ultra-low latency, clear audio, speaker recognition, and customizable wake-up for seamless, lifelike interactions and companionship.<\/li>\n<li><b>Global 4G Connectivity<\/b> \u2013 Native global support for Nano-SIM and eSIM across <span class=\"xn-location\">North America<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">India<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Middle East<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Southeast Asia<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><b>Visual Understanding<\/b> \u2013 Built-in camera gives AI &#8220;vision&#8221; to recognize and interpret images for smarter, more immersive interactions.<\/li>\n<li><b>Dynamic Eyes with Flexible Display<\/b> \u2013 Real-time expressive eye feedback synced with speech, supports both dual-screen and single-screen device designs.<\/li>\n<li><b>Broad AI and Chip Compatibility&nbsp;<\/b>\u2013 Works with a wide range of ASR, TTS, and LLM providers and Wi-Fi, Cat.1, and ISP chipsets for flexible deployment.<\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Multi-Sensor Suite<\/span><\/b> \u2013 Integrated G-sensor, NFC, and vibration motor enable more intuitive and engaging device interactions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;At Robopoet, our AI companions like Fuzozo need to move with users and respond instantly, whether at home, or on the go,&#8221; said&nbsp;Yuna Pan, Co-Founder and CTO, Robopoet. &#8220;Agora&#8217;s&nbsp;<span id=\"spanHghltdfd0\">Convo AI<\/span> Device Kit gives our devices ultra-low latency voice interactions and global connectivity, enabling responsive AI conversation wherever our customers take them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;<span id=\"spanHghltf2bb\">Convo AI<\/span> Device Kit is designed to power the next generation of smart companions, educational robots, connected toys, and AI-powered learning devices, enabling developers to deliver globally connected, mobile AI device experiences faster and more cost-efficiently.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about Agora&#8217;s <span id=\"spanHghltdb78\">Convo AI<\/span> Device Kit here: <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4517207-1&amp;h=3577973033&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.agora.io%2Fen%2Fproducts%2Fconvoai-device-kit%2F&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.agora.io%2Fen%2Fproducts%2Fconvoai-device-kit%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.agora.io\/en\/products\/convoai-device-kit\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>About Agora<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Agora is the global leader in real-time engagement, providing developers with simple, flexible, and powerful APIs to embed real-time conversational AI, voice, video, interactive live streaming, and chat into their applications and IoT devices. Headquartered in <span class=\"xn-location\">Santa Clara, CA<\/span>, Agora is trusted by over 1,700 leading organizations across the globe to power best-in-class real-time experiences from social media and live shopping to education and telehealth. For more information about Agora (NASDAQ: API), visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4517207-1&amp;h=2767204710&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.agora.io%2F&amp;a=www.agora.io\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.agora.io<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updates to Agora&#8217;s&nbsp;Convo AI Device Kit make it easier than ever for developers to bring lifelike, connected AI devices to market. SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 24, 2025 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;&nbsp;Agora, Inc. (NASDAQ: API), the leading platform for real-time engagement and conversational AI, today announced the next-generation of its&nbsp;Convo AI Device Kit. 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