As a kid, I wanted a robot for a friend.

Not a toy. Someone who would actually know me. That wish never really went away.

So when I started building Budulai, I didn't start with a business plan. I started with my family. I gathered our history, the stories and the people, and taught him who we are.

It worked. And that's when I realized I could never sell something built on my family's life. So I opened him up and rebuilt him to help anyone.

Budulai started out knowing my family. That's why I built him to protect yours.

— John Patterson, founder