Tuya Smart’s Next Gen AI Hardware Redefines Human Computer Interaction at the 2025 TUYA Global Developer Summit

On April 23, Tuya Smart (NYSE: TUYA, HKEX: 2391), a leading global AI cloud platform service provider, unveiled a series of cutting-edge AI products at the 2025 TUYA Global Developer Summit in Shenzhen. These innovations drew crowds of attendees to explore the exhibits and sparked dynamic on-site technical discussions.

This year, Tuya introduced a range of trending AI products spanning emotional companionship, smart home, security, pet care, and interactive entertainment. The showcase provided developers a wealth of new R&D inspiration, empowering them to achieve breakthroughs in both product value and market potential.

AI Toy: An Intelligent Companion That Understands Emotions

According to Statista, the global market for AI companion products is expected to reach USD 6.2 billion by 2030. Against this promising backdrop, Tuya has teamed up with developers to launch several emotional companion devices, including AI-powered toys.

These AI toys support four interactive modes: hold-to-speak, press-to-speak, voice activation, and casual conversation. These modes greatly enrich the ways children engage and communicate with their toys. Equipped with emotion perception algorithms, the toys can detect subtle changes in a child's voice, such as tone, pace, or hesitation, to determine emotional states and respond accordingly. For instance, if a child returns from school feeling down and softly says "I'm back," the AI toy can detect the emotional cues and respond with comforting words like, "Is everything ok? Would you like to share with me?" This thoughtful interaction transforms the toy into a trusted emotional companion.

More impressively, Tuya's AI Toy Solution enables the integration of dual SPI-driven display screens, turning them into expressive "eyes" for the toy. These screens store a library of emotive animations, and through large-model emotional recognition, the eyes can display expressions such as surprise, anger, fear, confusion, sadness, and disappointment. This vivid emotional feedback makes interactions even more engaging and empathetic for children.

AI Pet Companion Robot: One Single Device for Playtime, Filming, and Health Monitoring

At this year's summit, the AI pet companion robot stood out with its rich integration of innovative features. It combines a range of functional modules-including a ball launcher, feather teaser stick, laser interaction system, omnidirectional wheels, and a high-definition camera-bringing pet owners a smart and interactive experience. This thoughtful design enables users to effortlessly entertain their pets while automatically capturing those adorable and action-packed moments. With the help of AI algorithms, the robot can intelligently generate polished Vlog-style videos or curated Plog photo collections, preserving every heart-melting moment. Whether you're lounging on the sofa or away from home, you can simply open the mobile app to check in on your playful pet in real time-ensuring you never miss a joyful moment.

Empowered by AI, the robot can detect abnormal behaviors such as appetite loss, vomiting, or limping, and promptly generate observation reports. These insights provide pet owners with timely, objective data about their pet's health status. Moreover, the robot acts as a 24/7 pet health consultant. Drawing from a broad database of veterinary knowledge, it can answer user queries on topics such as diet, behavior, and care-offering comprehensive support for both the physical and emotional well-being of pets.

AI Intelligent Photo Frame: A "Digital Bridge" Connecting Family Bonds

In North America, where family members often live far apart-with approximately 28% of adult children living independently-maintaining close family connections can be a challenge. AI-powered smart photo frames are emerging as a solution, allowing parents to stay engaged in their children's lives despite the distance. This unique ability to make people feel "close, even when far apart" has contributed to the rising popularity of smart photo frames in the North American market.

At the Summit, Tuya showcased its latest AI photo frame, equipped with innovative features that support the remote sharing of photos and videos. Children can upload moments from their daily lives directly to the frame, enabling parents back home to feel emotionally connected and engaged. This simple yet powerful interaction eases the sense of longing and significantly strengthens familial ties.

What sets this AI photo frame apart is its advanced AI image processing technology. Not only can it restore and enhance old, blurry, or faded photographs-bringing treasured memories back to life-but it also offers a rich selection of AI filters and holiday-themed greetings. For instance, when a user uploads a photo of a family gathering, the photo frame's AI can automatically recognize the context and apply warm-toned filters, such as soft lighting, transforming a still image into one that radiates warmth and intimacy.

Children's Camera: A Walking Encyclopedia

According to IDC, the global AI digital market is projected to surpass USD850 billion by 2030, with a compound annual growth rate of 25%. In response to this significant demand, Tuya has empowered the development of a range of AI-driven digital devices. Among them, the AI children's camera showcased at the Summit drew strong interest from attendees with its suite of intelligent features.

Beyond basic photo and video editing capabilities, this children's camera is equipped with powerful AI recognition technology that turns it into a walking encyclopedia. When a child takes a photo, the device automatically analyzes the image content and provides multi-dimensional interpretations-ranging from identifying object names to offering fun science facts and even historical anecdotes. This function not only helps children better understand the world around them but also transforms early learning into an engaging and interactive experience.

At the 2025 TUYA Developer Summit, the lineup of AI-powered products presented by Tuya opened exciting new avenues for product innovation. Looking ahead, Tuya remains committed to deepening its market insights, advancing the development of next-generation AI hardware solutions, and collaborating with global partners to unlock the boundless potential of AI-driven hardware.