Agora, Inc., a global leader in real-time engagement and conversational AI, has announced a strategic partnership with Sentino to develop a new AI Agent Platform for Physical AI. The platform enables AI brands and device makers to build long-term, emotionally engaging AI companions that go beyond transactional chat to deliver presence, memory, and multimodal expression.
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The collaboration addresses a key limitation in current AI agents: most are built for one-off responses rather than ongoing companionship. By integrating Agora's real-time infrastructure with Sentino's expertise in emotional AI and bionic memory systems, the platform creates agents that feel continuously present—even during idle periods—and evolve meaningful relationships with users over time.
"The next frontier of AI isn't just about intelligence; it's about presence. By combining Sentino's expertise in emotional depth with Agora's real-time Conversational AI Engine, we are enabling developers to move beyond transactional interactions. We're building the infrastructure for AI that doesn't just answer questions, but connects with people in a meaningful, long-term way," said Tony Wang, Agora's Co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer.
Core platform features include:
"We are dedicated to building human-centric AI," said Chris Chen, CEO of Sentino. "By transforming static characters into living assets, we are enabling IP holders to move beyond simple interactions and build sustainable, emotional economies with their fans."
The platform supports rapid deployment across diverse use cases, from AI companions and educational tools to brand avatars and emotional wellness applications. Developers benefit from Agora's real-time foundation and Sentino's companion layer, allowing them to focus on differentiation rather than building core systems from scratch.
About Agora
Agora is the global leader in real-time engagement, providing developers with simple, flexible, and powerful APIs to embed real-time conversational AI, voice, video, interactive live streaming, and chat into their applications and IoT devices. Headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, Agora is trusted by over 1,800 leading organizations across the globe to power best-in-class real-time experiences from social media and live shopping to education and telehealth.
About Sentino
Guided by the vision of building human-centric AI, Sentino is an innovator in Physical AI, providing global IP holders with a cost-efficient IP monetization engine to transform static characters into living assets. By integrating proprietary bionic memory systems with a vertical hardware supply chain, Sentino enables instant, human-like interaction that redefines the fan economy—converting interaction costs into compounding revenue assets and driving exponential LTV growth. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Sentino is trusted by top-tier global properties—including the agency of a global K-Pop icon—to power the next generation of fan engagement.
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