Embodied AI
2025-2026
Our interaction innovations were launched through cooperation with DJI
Overview
I helped define a new category of AI accessory: a desktop stand that gives a phone or tablet a physical body. Instead of building a standalone robot with its own screen, camera, compute, and UI, the concept uses the mobile device as the AI brain and interface, while the stand provides spatial movement, orientation control, charging, and physical feedback.
My role
I contributed to the product concept, interaction scenarios, system logic, competitive differentiation, and patent framing. My focus was translating a technical invention into a product story: why this form factor matters, how users would experience it, and which interactions prove the value of embodiment.
Design prototype
Smart Accessory
An intelligent stand that connects with the phone’s AI assistant to help users automatically scan documents, follow movements, and capture important moments. This interaction has been patented.
Reflection
The strongest insight from this project was that embodiment does not always require building a full robot. Sometimes the more practical product opportunity is to give an existing device a body. By separating AI intelligence from physical movement, the concept creates a scalable path for desktop AI interactions that feel more attentive, spatial, and emotionally responsive.