What's New
Every update, improvement, and fix — tracked here so you always know what's changed.
AIPIMoto — Your AIPI, Now With a Body
#AIPI is the AI brain. AIPIMoto is how that brain starts moving in the physical world.
We're opening AIPI's hardware side to makers in stages: starting with the exposed pads on AIPI Lite (UART + GPIO) so you can trigger and read real electronics from your own builds, and growing from there. Over coming updates this may expand to include servo and motor control, sensor access, and event hooks for wake / listening / speaking. Whether you're building a plush companion, an animatronic, or your own robot: AIPI is the brain, you build the body. Rolling out gradually, first for makers comfortable with a bit of code and wiring.
Upcoming updates may include:
- GPIO trigger outputs
- Servo & motor control
- Event hooks (wake word, listening, speaking…)
- Sensor access
- Hardware expansion interfaces
- Custom peripherals & accessories
Bring Your Own Model — Custom API Keys
#Plug in your own Claude, Gemini, or OpenAI API key from your character configuration page and the agent will route through your account. We're also opening a generic format slot for other providers.
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Web Search Toggle
#Flip a switch on any character and your agent can look things up on the live web during conversations. Built for speed, not for waiting around mid-sentence.
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Custom Wake Words
#Choose from a curated list of wake words and save your selection on the platform. Helpful if you run multiple AIPI devices in the same room and don't want them all answering at once.
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Italian, German & French Support
#Speech recognition is expanding to three more European languages. Devices also get the matching font sets so subtitles render correctly. Voice cloning remains English and Chinese only.
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Auto-renewal Subscriptions
#Pro and Ultra are getting an optional monthly auto-renewal track, with self-serve cancel and refund inside your account. The one-time Lifetime option stays exactly the same.
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Built-in MCP Connectors
#One-click connectors for Time, Weather, Google Maps, and Gmail. Add them to any character and skip the API setup.
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Release Notes In-App
#A popup on each update tells you what's new, and a full release history is reachable from the top navigation. So you always know what changed since you last logged in.
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Open-Source SDK on GitHub
#For developers: the AIPI Lite SDK will be published on our official GitHub, so you can build your own integrations, tools, and experiments on top of AIPI. We're putting the finishing touches on the docs and examples before release.
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Maker Kit — 3D-Printable Mods & 6-Pad Expansion
#A free pack for hardware tinkerers. Six exposed pads on the back of AIPI Lite give you power and I/O — VBAT, GND, UART (TX/RX), and two GPIOs (IO40, IO41) — accessible without soldering through a pogo-pin breakout fixture. We're releasing the STL files so you can 3D print the fixture (and other structural mods) on any Bambu Lab printer and start hooking AIPI up to motors, sensors, displays, or whatever you're building.
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Tutorial: Drive an RC Car with AIPI
#The first project in our developer tutorial series: use AIPI as a host controller to drive a remote-control car. Full source code, wiring diagram, and step-by-step walkthrough. More maker projects coming after this one.
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Sound Forge AI — Design a Voice from Text
#Describe the voice you want in plain language (warm female with a slight British accent, robotic monotone, cute high-pitched anime style) and Sound Forge generates audio you can preview and download. No microphone or voice sample required. Coming as part of the new in-platform Tool Workshop.
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Time Zone Selection
#Set your local time zone on AIPI Lite — the time displayed in standby mode will update automatically once saved.
Expanded Detail
You can now choose your time zone from the device settings page. After selecting and saving, return to standby mode and the time shown at the top of the screen will reflect your chosen zone. Six US time zones are supported at launch:
- Eastern Time (ET) — New York, Washington D.C.
- Central Time (CT) — Chicago, Dallas
- Mountain Time (MT) — Denver, Salt Lake City
- Pacific Time (PT) — Los Angeles, Seattle
- Alaska Time (AKT) — Anchorage
- Hawaii-Aleutian Time (HAT) — Honolulu
Eastern Time is set as the default. Changes take effect immediately after saving — no restart required.
Friendly Mode — Safer Replies for Younger Audiences
#A simple toggle in the character configuration that constrains agent replies to be safe, respectful, and age-appropriate. Useful when kids or teens are part of the audience, or when you want a more reserved character.
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Tutorial: Connect AIPI Lite to Your Phone's Hotspot
#A step-by-step guide for setting up AIPI Lite on an iPhone or Android personal hotspot, useful if you don't have home WiFi or want to take your unit on the road. Read the tutorial.
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Upload PDFs & Documents to Your Agents
#Give your agent a file — a PDF, a manual, a menu, a product spec (up to 8MB) — and it answers questions directly from it. The system intelligently compresses your uploaded files into the agent's context, so you can turn any document into a knowledgeable assistant.
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Maker Showcase Page Launched
#A new dedicated page at aipi.com/pages/maker features real builds from the community: props, robots, installations, and characters made with AIPI Lite at the core.
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Project Sponsor Program Opens
#Building something exhibition-grade? A museum piece, art installation, film prop, or multi-unit character build? Apply for hardware and support at aipi.com/pages/project-sponsor.
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We finally launched the Discord community!
#Join the community for product updates, creative use cases, beta access, and exclusive member perks.
Links here: https://discord.gg/4ctEKTZdqy
By joining this group, you can access the following:
1. Detailed product updates and information
2. User cases shared by fellow community members
3. A variety of creative and interesting ways to use the product
4. The beta tester of new launches
5. More special offers and benefits
Voice Cloning, Redesigned
#Preview your cloned voice before you submit, and get results in about an hour instead of a day. The whole flow has been rebuilt around one idea: you should never have to wait to find out if your clone sounds right.
Instant preview — hear the clone immediately, re-record if it's not right.
Built-in editing — trim and clean up your recording without leaving the page.
~1 hour review — down from 24 hours.
Updated Subscription Plans
#New plan lineup alongside V1.2.3: Free, Pro $9.99/mo, Ultra $15.99/mo, and a one-time Lifetime pass at $199. All paid plans are single-payment — no auto-renewal.
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Japanese, Spanish & More
#AIPI now speaks 5 languages — English, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, and Spanish (Mexico) — each with a native-sounding default voice. Voice cloning for the new languages is coming in a future update.
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Stability, Battery & Power Button
#A firmware update focused on reliability and the little things you touch every day: battery drain, WiFi recovery, and how the power button feels.
Standby battery — up to 30% longer idle time between charges.
WiFi reconnect — automatic recovery after router restarts, no more manual re-pairing.
Faster first conversation — ASR, TTS and the model are now pre-loaded on boot, so there's no wait before your first sentence.
New power button behavior — 3-second long-press to boot or shut down, with LED color feedback (white → yellow on, pink off) to prevent accidental triggers.
Agent Memory Toggle
#You can now turn off memory for individual agents. Tool-type agents — like a company introduction bot or a restaurant menu assistant — no longer accumulate history that causes confusion across different users.
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AIPI at CES 2026
#AIPI Lite was showcased at CES Unveiled on January 4 and throughout the main show (Jan 6–9) in Las Vegas. Featured in Reuters, Forbes, CNBC, and Yahoo Finance. Over 2,000 attendees got hands-on with AIPI at our booth.
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Character Templates & Cross-Device Sync
#Two things to make getting started — and living with multiple AIPIs — easier.
Character templates — 20+ ready-to-use starting points (companion, tutor, storyteller, comedian, and more). Pick one, tweak it, and you're done.
Cross-device sync — your characters and voice clones now sync automatically across every AIPI on your account. Set it up once, use it anywhere.
Quieter Wake Word & Better Listening
#Based on feedback from early customers: fewer false triggers, better conversation detection in noisy rooms.
Quieter wake word — fewer false triggers from background conversation and TV audio.
Better echo cancellation — AIPI no longer hears itself when the speaker is loud.
Improved end-of-speech detection — AIPI waits for you to actually finish instead of interrupting.
Setup & Stability Fixes
#The first round of fixes after launch, targeting the issues early customers flagged most often.
WiFi setup — clearer error messages when a password is wrong or the network is 5GHz-only.
Device code — fixed a display bug where the pairing code would occasionally fail to render.
Voice consistency — resolved an issue where agents would occasionally switch voices mid-conversation.
AIPI Lite Launches
#AIPI Lite ships. A $26.99 AI device that becomes whoever you want it to be — a character, a companion, a voice, an expert. Your device, your rules.
At launch — create up to 5 custom agents, English and Chinese support, cloud-based AI for fast responses, USB-C charging, all-day battery, and a 128×128 LCD for status and setup.