Rabbit Partners with ElevenLabs to Bring Voice âŁCommands to r1 Devices
Rabbit, a hardware company, has⢠partnered with ElevenLabs to integrate voice command capabilities into its r1 devices.â The first batch of these devices is scheduled for shipment nextâ month, â¤following â˘significant attention⣠at CES earlier this year.
ElevenLabsâ Technology Enhances User Experience
The r1 devices⣠will feature ElevenLabsâ technology, enabling users to interact with the device using âvoice commands â¤and receive responses in a natural, human-like manner. Initially, the feature will support English with a single voice option. ElevenLabsâ low latency models will contribute to more seamless and intuitive â¤interactions between users and âthe r1.
âWeâre working â˘with rabbit to bring the future of human-device interaction closer. Our âcollaboration is âŁabout making the r1 a truly dynamic co-pilot, â ElevenLabsâ CEO Mati Staniszewski âsaid in a prepared statement.
Perplexity AI and Additional Features
In January, Rabbit announced that it would utilize Perplexity AIâs solutions⤠to⢠provide answers to user queries directly on the device. The first batchâ of $199 r1s will be shipped by March 31, reaching users within⣠a few weeks. Out of the box, users will be able to interact with chatbots, get answers from Perplexity, use bi-directional translation, âorder rides and âfood, âand play music through the device.
Rabbitâs Growth and Demand
Rabbitâs CEO, Jesse Lyu, recently stated at a StrictlyVC event âŁthat the company is close to receiving 100,000 device orders, highlighting âthe⤠growing demand for their products.
ElevenLabsâ Funding and Expansion
Earlier this year, ElevenLabs secured $80 million in a⤠Series B funding round led by ⤠Andreessen Horowitz, with participation â˘from former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman and entrepreneur Daniel Gross. This funding elevated the company⣠to unicorn status.⤠ElevenLabs has been focusing on providing voice cloning services for various applications, â¤includingâ audiobooks, movie and TV show dubbing, âadvertisements, and video game characters.
Partnerships and Controversies
Recently, PocketFM, an Indian audio platform that raised $103 million from Lightspeed, announced its âuse ofâ ElevenLabsâ services to enable creators to convert their written works into audio series. However, ElevenLabs has also faced criticism due to users attempting to exploit⢠its technology, such as fooling bank authentication systems, mimicking celebrities, and generating problematic content. In response, the startup has developed a tool to âŁdetect speech created by its platform and is âworking on a solution to detect and âdistribute synthesized audio to third parties.
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Rabbit collaborating with ElevenLabs? Talk about a leap into the future of voice control!
Seriously, rabbits doing tech collabs now? Next, theyâll be running the internet.