Help Shape Koa Before the First Pilot Batch
Koa is the first companion from Wattle & Kind: a gentle AI plush concept being shaped for Australian family life.
We are inviting early families to follow Koa's development journey and share what would feel useful, calming, and trustworthy in real homes.
What Founding Families may help shape
- Calm story and conversation moments for bedtime, quiet play, car rides, and everyday transitions.
- Parent-aware settings, gentle boundaries, and clear privacy expectations.
- The tone of Koa's voice, comfort routines, and screen-free interaction style.
- Optional soothing-light ideas, including physical on/off control and automatic shut-off timing.
- How Koa should respond to simple emotional cues without pretending to be a therapist or medical product.
- Parent-editable sensitive-topic boundaries and the kinds of defaults families would expect.
- Future rights-cleared classic story content that feels calm, age-appropriate, and trustworthy.
- Practical feedback on what families actually want from an AI plush companion.
Who this is for
- Parents, carers, and families in Australia.
- Families interested in screen-free stories, imagination, comfort, language play, or bedtime routines.
- Parents who care about privacy, safety, parent control, and careful product claims.
- Early supporters who understand Koa is still in development and may change before any pilot batch.
Built around parent trust
Koa is being designed around meaningful screen-free moments, parent control, and privacy-conscious interaction.
Our current direction is press-to-talk style interaction, not always-on listening. We are also exploring an optional soothing light, emotion-aware conversation cues, parent-editable sensitive-topic boundaries, and rights-cleared story content.
Final setup, data handling, safety details, age guidance, availability, and pricing are still to be confirmed before any pilot batch.
What joining means
- You may receive occasional updates about Koa's development.
- You may be invited to share feedback on stories, routines, parent controls, privacy language, and product direction.
- You may hear about future pilot or early family testing opportunities if they become available.
- Joining the list is not a purchase, preorder, deposit, or guarantee of product availability.
Join the Wattle & Kind early list
Use the email form below to follow Koa's pilot journey, product updates, and early family testing opportunities.
If you have questions before joining, contact us at consumer@wattleandkind.com.au.