Practise on your real life.
Point Calios at a menu, a sign or a street performer and it starts the conversation about it. The camera only looks when you ask, and images are discarded after processing.
The robot parrot that speaks your next language.
Calios rides on your shoulder and talks with you about whatever you show it, correcting you as you go.
Spanish¡Hola!
Which language are you learning?
9
languages to practise, from Spanish to Hindi
¡Hola!Bonjour !こんにちは안녕하세요Hallo!Ciao!你好！नमस्तेHello!
8hrs
of conversation per charge
Leave homeBack for dinner
30%Reserve early
off when you reserve early
$174$249 at retail
Join the waitlist for updates. Once you’re on it, you can reserve the discount with a refundable $1.
The problem
You've got a 400-day streak. Can you order dinner?
Fluency comes from conversation, and that's the hard part to find.
Compare with
| Need | Learning apps | AI chat apps | Tutors | Calios |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| About what’s in front of youThe menu, the sign, the market stall, right then | No (Learning apps) | Partly: phone held up (AI chat apps) | No (Tutors) | Yes (Calios) |
| Corrects you in the momentPronunciation and grammar, mid-conversation | Partly: scripted exercises (Learning apps) | Partly: if you ask (AI chat apps) | Yes (Tutors) | Yes (Calios) |
| Phone stays in your pocketNothing to hold up, nothing to open | No (Learning apps) | No (AI chat apps) | No (Tutors) | Yes (Calios) |
| A rescue at the counterTranslates you out loud for the person in front of you | No (Learning apps) | Partly: pass the phone over (AI chat apps) | No (Tutors) | Yes (Calios) |
| A companion that’s there with youHas a personality, shows how it feels, remembers your chats | Partly: a mascot (Learning apps) | Partly: a voice, no presence (AI chat apps) | Partly: for the hour you book (Tutors) | Yes (Calios) |
| A real human native speakerAccent, culture, nuance | No (Learning apps) | No (AI chat apps) | Yes (Tutors) | No (Calios) |
Point. Answer.
Get corrected.
Learning words is the easy part.Now say them out loud.
A partner that never cancels.
It rides on your shoulder, so the walk to work counts as practice. Nothing to book, nobody to wait for. Five spare minutes is enough.
Fixes mistakes in the moment.
It checks your level at setup, then gently fixes your grammar and pronunciation mid-sentence. Total beginner? It explains in your own language whenever you’re lost.
Picks up where you left off.
Choose a personality. Its head tilts when it’s confused and it perks up when it’s excited. It remembers what you’ve talked about, so every conversation builds on the last.
How it works
Set up once. Then just talk.
Pair and personalise
Pick a language, take the level check, choose a personality.
Clip it on
Magnetic fabric clips hold it on your shoulder.
Just talk
It starts conversations and corrects you as you go.
Review in the app
New words and mistakes, saved after every walk.
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Calios C-01Paired over Bluetooth
I’m learningFrançaisFrench
Level checkElementary
Personality
Start talkingCuriousPlayfulCalmWitty
Before you ask.
Ask Calios the things people wonder about a parrot on their shoulder.
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The practical details.
Calios is in development and we’re aiming to ship in mid 2027. Retail will be $249. Reserve early with a refundable $1 deposit and you pay $174, 30% off.
Yes, nearby. Calios connects to the internet through the app over Bluetooth, so your phone stays in your pocket or bag.
No. The waitlist is free and gets you build updates. The 30% discount is separate: once you’ve joined, you can reserve it with a $1 deposit if you want to. It’s fully refundable anytime, and the rest is due only when Calios ships.
English, Mandarin, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Spanish.
Yes. It has a second, forward-facing speaker, so it can translate what you say for the person in front of you: you speak Spanish to Calios, and it tells the server in English.
A streak counts days.
Fluency counts conversations.
“Three of the four of us had app streaks in the hundreds of days, and none of us could get past two turns with a native speaker. So we built someone to talk to.”The Calios team
Speak a little, every day.
$174$249with a refundable $1 reservation
Joining is free and gets you build updates. The 30% off is a separate, optional step after you join: a $1 reservation, refundable anytime.