Natural to use
People should be able to ask for help in ordinary language, by voice or text, rather than learn an interface.
Sydney AI
Personalised AI assistance for independent living.
Patricia is a personalised AI assistant for people who want to keep living well at home or in supported living. It runs on a tablet or phone, helps with conversation, reminders and practical day-to-day tasks, and hands over to a person when it should.
Developed in SydneyWorking prototypeRuns on tablets and phonesPreparing for supervised trialsResearch partners welcome
Patricia
From conversation to useful assistance.
Patricia is being designed to understand ordinary requests, carry out approved tasks, remember what matters from one day to the next, and involve a person when needed.
Useful over time
Routines, people and preferences are remembered, so help continues across a conversation, a day and a week.
Clear boundaries
Patricia assists within an approved scope and hands control to a person when a task is uncertain or unsafe.
Where it helps
Start with everyday support that matters.
The first opportunities are settings where practical assistance, communication and a familiar presence can make each day a little easier for people, families and staff.
Ageing at home
Reminders, routines, staying in touch with family, and a familiar voice to ask for practical help.
Supported living
Orientation, communication and simple practical assistance for residents, with staff in control.
Home care
A consistent point of contact between visits that can let a carer or family member know when a person should step in.
Devices
Tablets first. Robots where they earn their place.
Patricia is software. It runs today on tablets, phones and the web, and the same assistant can drive a physical robot when movement or presence in a room adds real value.
Tablet & phone
Voice and text on everyday devices. This is where early use and early research happen.
Patricia Town
A playable environment for rehearsing tasks and interaction before anyone relies on them.
Physical robots
Research platforms used to learn what changes when the assistant has a body, added where embodiment is useful.
Research
Researching AI support for independent living.
Sydney AI is preparing Patricia for controlled research and pilot studies in ageing, supported living and home care. Early studies can run on tablets, so researchers can evaluate conversation, continuity, reminders, practical assistance and engagement before introducing physical robotics.
Patricia is under development. We do not currently claim that it improves clinical outcomes, prevents cognitive decline or replaces professional care.
Company
Small, technically credible, Australian.
Research background
Led by an AI researcher and technologist with experience in social robotics, natural language processing and applied AI at Australian universities including UNSW and UTS.
Working prototype
Patricia runs today in software and on test devices. Behaviour is checked in simulation and under supervision before it is allowed to grow.
Realistic boundaries
Bounded, non-clinical use. Humans remain in control. Not an emergency service and not a substitute for professional care.
Partners
Have a setting where personalised assistance might help?
We are looking for care organisations, researchers and consumers to help determine where Patricia is useful, acceptable and safe.