KidSense

KidSense.ai, established in 2015 by CEO Kaveh Azartash and Dr. Dhonam Pemba, operates at the intersection of neuroscience, linguistics, and artificial intelligence to address the specific market of children's voice-enabled technology. The company was developed by Kadho Inc. to create automatic speech recognition (ASR) software that could accurately understand children aged 4-12, regardless of language or accent. Kaveh Azartash's background in Biomedical Engineering, combined with the team's expertise in neuroscience and AI, was foundational to the company's direction. A key milestone was the 2018 debut at TechCrunch Disrupt and an integration with Qualcomm's Snapdragon Wear 2500 platform to enable voice interactions on kids' smartwatches.

The core of KidSense.ai's business is providing its proprietary speech recognition engine to device and software manufacturers. This business-to-business model targets makers of toys, smartwatches, educational robots, smart speakers, and applications for iOS and Android. The company's main offering is an embedded, offline ASR solution that works locally on a device without needing a cloud connection, ensuring compliance with privacy regulations like COPPA and GDPR. This focus on edge AI addresses significant data privacy concerns by preventing the collection and storage of children's voice data. The technology was built using a database of over 150,000 children's voices across multiple languages, including English and Mandarin.

The KidSense Engine features multi-language support, natural language processing for intent extraction, and simultaneous recognition of two languages. A distinct capability is its pronunciation assessment feature, which can evaluate a child's speech down to the individual sound level, making it a valuable tool for language learning products. The platform offers both its offline ASR and cloud-based Natural Language Processing solutions. In a significant strategic move, KidSense.ai was acquired by ROYBI INC, the creator of the Roybi Robot, on February 25, 2020. This acquisition aimed to integrate KidSense.ai's powerful voice recognition engine into ROYBI's educational toys to enhance their language learning capabilities. Keywords: children's speech recognition, embedded ASR, offline voice AI, edge AI, COPPA compliant, GDPR-K, voice-enabled toys, educational technology, language learning AI, pronunciation assessment, natural language processing for kids, Kaveh Azartash, Kadho Inc, ROYBI, kids smartwatches, educational robotics, voice recognition engine, dual speech recognition, kid-safe technology, child data privacy