AI Companion for the Elderly

The AI that remembers,
so they never feel
forgotten.

Techable is a memory-aware AI companion that holds meaningful, personalised conversations with elderly residents — using their own stories, family memories, and life history.

60M+
elderly facing
social isolation
1 in 4
go a week without
any conversation
26%
higher risk of
early death
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Techable
Online with Grandma Maggie
The Problem

Loneliness is a
silent epidemic.

Over 1 million older people in the UK alone go more than a month without speaking to a friend or family member. The consequences are devastating — and underreported.

60M+
Senior citizens in the US experience chronic loneliness and memory loss, with limited access to meaningful daily interaction.
Source: AARP, 2023
26%
Higher risk of premature mortality associated with social isolation among elderly populations globally.
Source: WHO, 2023
1:8
Staff-to-resident ratio at the average care home — leaving virtually no time for meaningful one-on-one conversation daily.
Source: CQC Report, 2022
Solution

Built to know each person,
not just talk to them.

Techable goes beyond a generic chatbot. Every conversation is shaped by who the resident actually is — their history, their family, their joys.

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Long-term memory

Techable remembers every conversation and uses it naturally in future sessions. If Maggie mentioned her daughter's visit on Tuesday, Techable will ask how it went on Thursday.

Core feature
🎙
Voice-first interaction

No apps, no touchscreens, no passwords. Elderly residents simply speak naturally. Techable listens, understands, and responds in a warm, unhurried voice at a comfortable pace.

Accessibility
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Family memory uploads

Family members share stories, photos, and memories through a simple interface. Techable weaves these into conversation — bringing Grandma's grandchildren to life even when they cannot visit.

Connection
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Daily wellbeing reports

After each session, care staff and families receive a brief summary of the resident's mood, topics discussed, and any concerns raised — filling a critical information gap in care.

Care support
How It Works

Three steps to a
companion who truly knows them.

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1
Build the memory bank

Add the resident's life story, family members, hobbies, and meaningful memories. The richer the profile, the more personal every conversation becomes.

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2
Start a conversation

The resident speaks naturally — or types. Techable detects emotional tone, recalls relevant memories, and responds with warmth, patience, and genuine personalisation.

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3
Track and improve

Sessions are saved automatically. Wellbeing trends are tracked over time. Families and carers receive summaries — giving everyone a clearer picture of how their loved one is doing.

🤖 Expanding to Physical

Soon, the AI gets
a body.

Techable is expanding beyond screens. We are building affordable companion robots that bring the same memory-aware AI into a physical presence in care homes.

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Raspberry Pi 5
Local brain — runs Python, connects to Techable API
In dev
🎙
ReSpeaker Mic Array
Far-field voice capture — hears across a room
In dev
🤖
Hiwonder / Yahboom Robot Kit
Off-the-shelf base with display, assembled by students
Coming soon
🐍
Python middleware
Voice pipeline — wake word, STT, emotion analysis
Coming soon
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Student-built.
Community-deployed.

Students assemble the robot from a kit, integrate the Techable AI, and pilot it with real elderly residents — generating evidence for global health advocacy.

Physical prototype in progress
Technology

Built on a solid
open stack.

Designed to run locally for testing and scale to Google Cloud infrastructure for production deployment.

Vercel
Web application hosting and voice interface deployment
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Gemini / Claude
Speech-to-text, text-to-speech, natural language understanding
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Pinecone
Vector database for long-term conversational memory retrieval
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PostgreSQL
Relational database for resident profiles, sessions, and health reports
LangChain on Render
Backend orchestration, memory queries, and prompt construction
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Firebase (planned)
Multi-device sync, auth, family photo storage, cloud functions

Ready to see Techable
in action?

Try the local demo — no account, no API key, no setup. Add a resident profile and start a conversation in under a minute.

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