Presence
Technology that can share a physical space.
The Ankorforge vision
Building technology with presence, personality and purpose.
Ankorforge is an early-stage technology venture exploring how artificial intelligence and physical products can become more natural, expressive and accessible in everyday life.
Early-stage venture
About Ankorforge
Intelligence should exist beyond a screen.
Most artificial intelligence lives inside phones, computers and voice assistants. Ankorforge’s vision is to bring intelligence into physical products that can communicate through voice, movement, expression and presence.
Ankorforge is currently an early-stage venture and has not yet begun commercial operations.
Why Buddy?
Why begin with a companion?
Buddy is intended to explore a more natural relationship between people and intelligent technology. The design goals are to make it:
- Small enough to fit naturally into a home
- Affordable enough to reach more people
- Useful without feeling purely functional
- Expressive without pretending to be human
- Personal without becoming intrusive
- Capable of supporting different ages and everyday needs
Buddy is not being designed only for loneliness, children or entertainment. It is intended as a broader everyday AI companion.
The problem
Today’s AI is powerful—but often distant.
Ankorforge is exploring the gaps between useful intelligence and a natural everyday presence. These challenges shape the product vision:
- Most AI interactions require opening an application
- Smart speakers usually wait for direct commands
- Screen-based assistants lack physical presence
- Many advanced robots are expensive or inaccessible
- Regional languages and cultural contexts can be underserved
- Technology can feel functional without feeling companionable
The Ankorforge approach
Start with the experience.
The companion experience should be proven before advanced hardware and manufacturing are finalised. Four principles guide that work:
Expression
Voice, eyes, gestures and movement working together.
Accessibility
Aiming for practical, understandable and affordable products.
Trust
Privacy, safety and user control considered from the beginning.
The first planned product
Buddy is the beginning.
Buddy is Ankorforge’s first planned product—a compact AI companion robot designed around conversation, personality, memory, movement and everyday usefulness.
The Ankorforge name was chosen separately from the product name to leave room for additional products in the future.
Future Ankorforge products may have their own names, purposes and designs while sharing the same focus on thoughtful human-centred technology.
Long-term vision
A family of intelligent physical products.
The long-term ambition is to build on lessons from Buddy. These are directions to explore, not announcements of additional products:
- Develop expressive AI-powered devices
- Explore useful home robotics
- Make intelligent products more accessible
- Support regional languages and different cultures
- Connect hardware with thoughtfully designed applications
- Build reusable AI, personality and robotics technology
- Expand into future products only after Buddy is validated
How we plan to build
Progress through proof, not promises.
The intended development path starts with the experience and moves toward hardware through practical testing.
Each stage depends on testing, technical feasibility, funding and the lessons learned from previous prototypes.
- Define the companion experience
- Validate conversation and personality
- Build early physical prototypes
- Test expressions, gestures and movement
- Develop the connected companion app
- Refine hardware and safety
- Prepare for manufacturing
- Introduce Buddy to early users
Current status
Where Ankorforge stands today.
Ankorforge is at an early stage, with the next major focus on prototype development. Investment and technical partnerships are being explored.
- Product vision developed
- Buddy concept and experience planned
- Prototype roadmap prepared
- Business and financial planning prepared
- Website and early brand foundation in progress
- Prototype development is the next major stage
- Investment and technical partnerships are being explored
The founder
Founded by Soundhar Raj.
Founder · Ankorforge
Soundhar Raj is a full-stack developer and product builder with more than 15 years of experience delivering web, mobile and business-software projects for international clients.
He is leading Buddy’s product vision, software planning, business development and early prototype coordination.
His background is in software and product development; he is not claiming to be a robotics engineer. Specialist support will be needed for electronics, mechanical engineering, industrial design, manufacturing and safety.
Ankorforge intends to work with the right technical experts and partners as development progresses.
Who we want to connect with
The right partners can help make Buddy real.
Ankorforge is exploring conversations with people and organisations who could support the next stage. These are partnership opportunities, not existing partnerships.
Investors
People interested in supporting the early prototype and validation stage.
Robotics and electronics specialists
Engineers who can contribute to movement, sensors, power systems and hardware.
Industrial designers
People who can help transform Buddy’s concept into a practical physical product.
Manufacturing partners
Organisations experienced in prototyping, components and scalable production.
AI and language specialists
People interested in conversation, voice, regional languages and personalisation.
Updates
Follow Buddy’s journey
Get occasional updates about Buddy’s development, prototype progress and early-access opportunities.
Contact
Let’s build what comes next.
For investment, technical partnerships, manufacturing, media or general enquiries, contact Ankorforge.
iamsoundharraj@gmail.com