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Skyrocket, ElevenLabs launch AI-powered PLAi toy line

Skyrocket, a tech toy company, has partnered with ElevenLabs, an AI audio firm, to launch the AI-powered PLAi line of toys.

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July 18, 2024

Skyrocket, a tech toy company, has partnered with ElevenLabs, an AI audio firm, to launch the AI-powered PLAi line of toys, according to a press release.

The partnership includes a multi-year agreement to use ElevenLabs text-to-speech and AI voice generation solutions in the toys.

The first-launched member of the product line is "Poe the AI Story Bear," a stuffed bear that provides storytelling for children.

"We are thrilled to work with ElevenLabs to bring to life Poe the AI Story Bear, and to also be our voice partner for all the products in our PLAi brand," Nelo Lucich, co-founder and CEO at Skyrocket, said in the release. "We are on the brink of a disruptive and ground-breaking technology that enables amazing features and capabilities in products and services that were not conceivable even a year ago. There are limitless opportunities to integrate these technologies into the world. We are excited to have the most cutting edge, realistic AI voice technology in the world powering our PLAi products and making Poe the AI Story Bear and other products in our PLAi brand extraordinary and lifelike."

"We are excited to see this new and innovative use of our AI voice technology," Mati Staniszewski, CEO at ElevenLabs, said in the release. "Our partnership with Skyrocket is helping further our mission of making content accessible in any language and voice, now for bedtime stories around the world."