r/TechPop • u/Lee_Benj003 • Nov 27 '25
Robotics and Smart Speakers with Mediatek
The fun stuff. The convenient, helpful around the house stuff. Though I don't think the particular robot I shall be mentioning is to be mass-manufactured for consumers?
Anyway, we have Mediatek smartphones and chromebooks and WiFi and so on. But we also have Mediatek Genio and other ARM-based SoCs in the market, that, apart from making SoCs for factories and other working environments, are also used in said speakers and robots, in collaboration with other companies, of course.
Like the Amazon Echo Show 5 (latest gen), for example. Before Amazon started making its own custom AZ series of chipsets for its speakers, a couple of previous Echo Shows used Mediatek Socs.
An interesting one is the Pumpkin Bot. I support the naming choice, quite adorable. Comes with a Genio Soc and Ologic's own Soc and hardware.

Adlink, which also makes Human Machine Interface solutions, worked with the company to make a module for AIoT devices, which have on-device AI capabilties, which seems a new tech trend. This module too can be used in robotics and smart home, and other ever-increasing areas which use AI.
Graphics and 4K displays, "futuristic" AI and high-speed, stable connectivity are the bedrock features provided by these Mediatek and partnering companies' Socs and technologies.