Your plush toy, now a comedian, wizard, chef, pirate, butler, robot, gym coach or detective
Elato clips onto any toy or plushie and turns it into a character you can talk to. Fully open-source.
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Snap it on
Wrap Elato around a plushie with the silicone straps, or snap it onto a magnetic surface. No sewing. No tools.
Meet the AIs
Pick a ready-made character, or create your own AI with any personality and voice.
Story mode for kids
Educational stories through their favorite plush toys.
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Bedtime stories, told in character
A shelf of storyteller characters, each with their own voice.
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Starring your kid
Stories use their name, their age and the things they love.
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They choose what happens next
Every few lines the story pauses and asks them where to go.
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No screen
Just a voice and a cuddly toy, so winding down stays winding down.
Halloween🎃
Animals
Landmarks
Cities
History
Our Products
Choose from the Elato AI Device or the DIY AI Dev Kit
Usually we reply within 1-2 hours
Private and open
Your toy, your data, your rules.
Run it on your own computer
Point it at local AI models and your conversations never leave home.
Fully open-source
Every line of firmware and server code is on GitHub, with 2.1K stars. Read it, fork it, change it.
Works with any AI
OpenAI, Gemini, ElevenLabs and more. Switch providers whenever you like.
Elato seen in the wild
Sean DuBois
OpenAI Engineer | WebRTC Livekit
"I am so excited ... you have built something really wonderful 😊"
Ben R.
Co-Founder, CTO
"Kids really enjoying it ... Also love the foreign language skills!"
Jess S.
Toy Project, UK
"I think we should trial it in our creative writing class for story creation."
Kassim S.
Fashion Designer
"This is sick! I think it should be in Selfridges."
Mark T.
Researcher
"I feel like this could be super useful for learning new languages"
Vyomkesh J.
Founder
"I am going to make a few toys with my setup and give it to some people to check their response"
