{"id":2568,"date":"2025-05-09T11:03:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T11:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/09\/rice-robotics-team-up-with-floki-to-launch-ai-companion-robot\/"},"modified":"2025-05-09T11:03:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T11:03:09","slug":"rice-robotics-team-up-with-floki-to-launch-ai-companion-robot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/09\/rice-robotics-team-up-with-floki-to-launch-ai-companion-robot\/","title":{"rendered":"Rice Robotics team up with Floki to launch AI companion robot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>2025-05-09 11:03:08<\/b><br \/>\n<BR>Rice Robotics is launching a custom AI-powered companion robot in partnership with Floki.<BR><br \/>\nThe Hong Kong-based robotics startup has announced the launch of the Minibot M1, which has been developed in conjunction with Floki.<BR><br \/>\nThe robot will operate on the decentralised RICE AI protocol and integrate features designed to support everyday tasks and foster emotional interaction with users.<BR><br \/>\nThe Minibot M1 will function as a personal assistant capable of managing household schedules, retrieving online information, and offering companionship through features such as music, storytelling and conversational engagement.<BR><br \/>\nUsers who interact with the robot will earn $RICE tokens in return, forming part of a data collection and training ecosystem for robotic intelligence.<BR><br \/>\nThe launch of the robot is to be accompanied by the introduction of the $RICE token, which will serve as the utility token of the RICE AI protocol.<BR><br \/>\nThe token will debut on TokenFi Launchpad, with staking opportunities available for holders of $TOKEN, the native token of TokenFi. Airdrops of $RICE will also be issued to holders and stakers of both $FLOKI and $TOKEN.<BR><br \/>\nRice Robotics has partnerships with a number of major corporations including SoftBank, Nvidia, Dubai Future Foundation, NTT Japan and Mitsui Fudosan.<BR><br \/>\nIts robots are currently deployed in delivery settings across Japan, including unmanned indoor delivery for 7-Eleven Japan and office services at SoftBank headquarters.<BR><br \/>\nFloki&#8217;s involvement in the project marks another step in its strategy to expand into tokenised AI and blockhchain-enabled services. Through sister project TokenFI, Floki aims to facilitate the tokenisation of real-world assets and data, including AI-generated content and robotic learning models.<BR><br \/>\nRice Robotics secured over $7 million earlier this year in a pre-Series A funding round led by Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund, Soul Capital and Audacy Ventures.<BR><br \/>\nThe company is working towards a decentralised data-sharing model where robots can exchange training data autonomously to improve performance without centralised oversight.<BR><br \/>\nThe AI robotics sector is currently valued at approximately $22 billion and is tipped to exceed $100 billion by 2030, according to industry estimations.<BR><br \/>\nThe rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into robotics marks a transformative era for interaction between humans and machines \u2013 as society enters uncharted territory where robots shift from industrial roles to emotionally responsive companions and personal assistants.<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Visit Bang Bizarre (main website) <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/xtbac.js\" data-video=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025-05-09 11:03:08 Rice Robotics is launching a custom AI-powered companion robot in partnership with Floki. 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