HaloBuddy - "Human connection first. AI companionship when no one else is there."

1. Product / Project Name & Tagline

Name: HaloBuddy
Tagline: Human connection first. AI companionship when no one else is there.

2. Overview / Pitch

HaloBuddy is a room-based AR companionship system that lets people share presence across distance — not through screens, but through spatial, human-scale interaction.

Using AR glasses and a compact room rig, friends can appear in each other’s living rooms as volumetric, life-sized representations. When no friends are online, HaloBuddy seamlessly connects an AI Buddy that provides calm companionship, conversation, and support — without ever replacing real human relationships.

HaloBuddy is designed to fight loneliness without creating dependency, placing humans first and AI second — always.

3. Unique Selling Points (USP)

Human-first design: AI Buddy is only available when no friends are connected

Room-based AR presence: Not full-home scanning — one dedicated room, optimized for comfort and privacy

Life-sized, spatial interaction: Natural eye contact, body language, and spatial audio

Ethical AI positioning: Companion, not replacement

Low-friction setup: Designed as an add-on to existing AR glasses

Mass-market friendly: Built for homes, not studios or labs

4. Typical Use Cases

Long-distance friendships and family connections

Elderly users living alone

People working remotely or living abroad

Evening companionship when no one is available

Social well-being support without social pressure

Calm reflection, conversation, or presence via AI Buddy

5. Technical Highlights / Key Features

Hardware (Room Rig):

Depth-sensing camera (RGB + depth)

Spatial microphone array

Compact edge-compute unit

One-room calibrated setup (e.g. living room)

AR Experience:

Life-sized volumetric avatars

Default point-of-view with optional free-view navigation

6DoF spatial positioning

Real-time spatial audio rendering

AI Buddy:

Activates only when no friends are online

Context-aware but non-intrusive

Learns long-term behavioral patterns (opt-in)

Fully disconnects when a human joins

Privacy & Ethics:

Local-first processing where possible

Clear AI presence indicators

No AI observation during human-to-human sessions

6. Business Model & Revenue Potential

Hardware kit sales: One-time purchase of the HaloBuddy Room Rig

Subscription model:

Basic: Human-to-human AR presence

Premium: AI Buddy access, insights, personalization

Enterprise & care sectors: Elderly care, remote support, healthcare companionship

Future platform licensing: AI behavior research (ethical, anonymized, opt-in only)

HaloBuddy is positioned as a high-retention, emotionally valuable platform, not a short-lived gadget.

7. Why Invest / Closing Hook

Loneliness is one of the fastest-growing global problems — yet most solutions are screens, feeds, or chatbots.

HaloBuddy introduces a new category:
Spatial companionship with ethical AI.

By placing human connection first and AI only where humans are absent, HaloBuddy creates trust, longevity, and cultural acceptance — exactly what future AR platforms will need to scale.

This is not about replacing people.
It’s about making absence feel less empty.