Agora has entered a multi-year partnership with Sentino to co-develop an AI Agent Platform for Physical AI, leveraging Agora’s Conversational AI Engine and Sentino’s emotional-depth expertise. The platform targets device makers and AI brands seeking to embed long-term, emotionally engaging companions into consumer products. Under the agreement, Agora will provide its low-latency real-time conversation infrastructure while Sentino contributes agent personas, memory systems and companion features. The collaboration accelerates time-to-market by offering a turnkey ecosystem that removes the need for brands to build core conversational and retention capabilities in-house.

The new platform introduces: 1) Agent “OS” which continuously generates context-aware inner thoughts to maintain presence even during user inactivity; 2) AI Diary, which automatically logs shared moments and emotions into persona-consistent entries; 3) Diary Illustration, producing crayon-style visuals that reflect each entry’s mood; and 4) Music Diary, translating diary content into emotion-driven musical compositions. Together these features create shared history, reinforce emotional bonds and open new monetization avenues through premium content and subscription models.

Following MiniMax’s recent IPO, Agora deepened its collaboration by integrating MiniMax’s text-to-speech and multimodal foundation models into its Conversational AI Engine. This joint solution enables expressive, human-like voices to be streamed, interrupted and resumed in real time over Agora’s global network spanning more than 200 countries and regions. The integration addresses the challenge of delivering low-latency, high-fidelity voice interactions for use cases such as call centers, robotics and AI companions, positioning Agora to capture incremental revenue from enterprises seeking turnkey, voice-first solutions.

Agora’s dual partnerships with Sentino and MiniMax underscore its strategy to expand beyond reactive chat into emotionally resonant, scenario-based AI experiences. The combined platforms address key investor themes—scalability, recurring revenue and differentiated IP—by enabling third-party brands to launch companion devices and services without large R&D outlays. With over 1,800 customers globally and growing demand for AI companions, educational tools and voice-driven interfaces, Agora is well-positioned to capitalize on the rising adoption of Physical AI and real-time conversational applications.