Startup
AMI Neuroworks: AI companion for elderly users
A voice-driven AI companion for elderly users, deployed across 9 eldercare centres in Singapore to 1,000+ users in closed beta.
- Elderly users
- 1,000+
- Eldercare centres
- 9
- Incubation funding
- S$150k+
The problem
Cognitive decline and loneliness in the elderly. We set out to build research-backed solutions as a student deep-tech startup.
What I built
As co-founder, I led technical and product direction. I built a demo-ready, multi-platform Unity (C#) MVP using Azure OpenAI and Azure Speech (STT/TTS), debugged latency and audio-state issues, and iterated on the UX from live testing feedback.
Result
Piloted at Tianjin Perennial Hospital, then deployed across 9 eldercare centres in Singapore to 1,000+ elderly users in closed beta. We observed improvements in short-term memory, socialisation and speech fluency.
We secured over S$150k in incubation funding, and were featured at the National Library Board’s SG60 Heart&Soul and Pages & Pixels showcases.
What I learned
TODO: What I learned on AMI Neuroworks (not in the build plan yet).