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Ryan

Price
Unknown
Type
Humanoid Robots
Applications
Household · Companion / Healthcare & Elderly Care · Elderly Care / Healthcare & Elderly Care · Rehabilitation
Status
Commercial
Availability
Pilot only
Purchase
Not disclosed
Release Date
2016
Country/Region
United States
Last Verified
2026-08-14
How classification and status work

Category describes physical structure and function; wheels alone do not determine whether a robot is humanoid. Product stage describes demonstrated maturity. Commercial availability describes current access: a commercial product may still be limited to pilot customers. Neither stage nor availability alone proves that a product can be purchased. Unknown facts remain unknown.

Ryan is an AI-powered wellness robot for senior care. It combines empathetic conversation, cognitive games, therapy and exercise guidance with caregiver insights to support older adults, reduce loneliness and help care teams deliver more engaging daily activities.

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Capability Map

InteractionOfficial claim
Speech interaction

DreamFace states that Ryan uses voice intonations and can converse in multiple languages with senior-care residents.

InteractionDeployed
Human collaboration

DreamFace publishes senior-care customer accounts of Ryan leading activities and being available on demand at their communities.

Hardware Specification

Physical Specifications

Arm Specifications
Passive arms

Degrees of Freedom

Neck DOF
2 degrees of freedom actuated neck

Mechanical Structure

Bionic Face
Expressive 3D animated face powered by rear-projection technology; visual speech/lip movement

Sensors

Audio Sensor
Advanced speech recognition
Camera
Standard RGB webcam mounted in the head for facial-expression recognition
Depth Camera
Kinect depth camera embedded in the chest for body tracking
Sensors
Standard RGB webcam, Kinect depth camera, and cardioid microphone

Compute Platform

AI Compute Module
Multimodal AI
AI Model
Multimodal emotion recognition and emotion-expression system
LLM
Embodied AI and LLM research platform
Software Algorithm
Facial-expression recognition, speech-sentiment analysis, and affective dialogue management

Safety and Protection

Human-Robot Safety
Real-time resident wellbeing awareness for care teams

Interaction and Communication

Audio I/O
Audio input/output via cardioid microphone and stereo speakers
Communication
Natural voice conversation across multiple languages
Display
Adjustable touch-screen display for images, video and music
Lighting
Shoulder indicator LEDs for turn-taking
Microphone
Cardioid microphone
Remote Monitoring
24/7x365 real-time wellbeing awareness
Speaker
Stereo speakers
Visual Recognition
Facial-expression recognition and multimodal emotion recognition
Visual Tracking
User tracking and eye contact through a 2-DOF actuated neck
Voice Interaction
Advanced speech recognition and language generation

Development and Expansion

App Platform
AI-driven caregiver dashboard showing emotional/behavioral patterns, cognitive performance, and overall state of mind
Integration Interface
RESTful API
Operating Modes
Companionship, entertainment, therapy, exercise, cognitive health, and spiritual wellness
Workflow Integration
Insights prepared for caregivers, doctors, and family members

Commercial Status

Status
Commercial
Price
Unknown
Release Date
2016

Deployment records

Progress, changes and sources from real-world projects.

Project source ↗
Pilot
Partner
Kavod Senior Life · Venue
Scenario
Medical Assistance
Primary task
Provide social companionship, conversation, and daily reminders to older adult residents in an eight-week pilot for residents experiencing depression or dementia.
Location
Cherry Creek, Denver, Colorado, United States
Started
2017
Last verified
2026-10-13

Deployment timeline · 1

  1. CBS reports Ryan pilot underway at Kavod
As of the verified evidence; this is not live operating status.2026-10-13

Timeline

  1. Robot release
    Ryan
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