Japanese smart family robot, LOVOT by GROOVE X, now equipped with FaceMe® facial recognition, to create a more intimate and interactive experience

• Location: Japan
• Industry: Electronics (MACNICA, Inc)
• Established: 1972
• Capital: ¥11,194,268,000 (as of March 2022)

LOVOT, developed by Japanese company GROOVE X, is a home companion robot that can be touched, has warmth, and combines love and emotion. Through the camera on its head, it can recognize faces, remember the people it interacts with, and gradually develop emotions for these individuals. However, LOVOT's small stature and the 360° camera on its head pose significant challenges for facial recognition:

• Due to LOVOT's height of only 43 centimeters, it often needs to look up at faces from a lower angle
• The 360° camera on LOVOT's head has a wide angle field of view, which can lead to facial image distortion

Macnica and GROOVE X collaborated to implement CyberLink's FaceMe® SDK, providing the most suitable solution for Groove X's home companion robot LOVOT. With accurate, rapid recognition, and exclusive image processing technology to address the challenge of wide camera recognition range and different camera angles, FaceMe SDK significantly improves LOVOT's facial recognition capabilities to create a more personal and interactive experience.

• FaceMe® SDK offers the advantages of fast recognition speed and high accuracy
• FaceMe® SDK includes exclusive image processing technology to address the challenge of wide camera recognition range and different angles, significantly improving facial recognition accuracy
• Enhancing LOVOT's facial recognition capabilities to create a more detailed and smooth interaction experience

• Recognition Speed: FaceMe® utilizes AI hardware acceleration for fast recognition (less than 0.2 seconds)
• High Accuracy: FaceMe® is certified by NIST with a recognition accuracy rate of 99.83%
• Recognition Range: FaceMe® can accurately recognize faces from different angles, including the lower angle that LOVOT views faces from
• Lightweight Engine: FaceMe® has been optimized for lightweight, low-power processors in AIoT IoT devices, supporting lightweight embedded systems like LOVOT