JD.com’s AI Liao Liao Parrot Offers Multilingual Companionship, One-Button Emergency Call

JD.com's JINGZAO business rolled out a second wave of AI-powered companion toys on Jan 19, 2026, introducing the Liao Liao Parrot, a parrot-shaped device designed for elderly companionship and themed entertainment. The product blends multilingual and regional-dialect speech with recorded opera and storytelling content, while adding practical features such as basic health-question answering and a one-button emergency-call integration with health services.

The Liao Liao Parrot is positioned less as a bird-care tool and more as a themed companion for users who want comforting vocal interaction and cultural programming. Its appeal to older adults rests on two practical points: familiar vocal content and an easy emergency contact. For communities where regional dialect and traditional opera carry daily meaning, the parrot’s dialect-aware voice output and curated storytelling aim to reduce isolation and provide familiar audio cues without the needs of a live bird.

Underpinning the device is JD.com's JoyInside multimodal interaction stack, which combines voice understanding, emotion recognition, and personalization. Those capabilities allow the parrot to adapt phrasing and tone, tailor content to a user’s preferences, and attempt to detect emotional shifts in conversation. For caregivers and family members, that means the device can act as both entertainer and first-line listener, routing emergency calls with a single button when a user needs help.

Early market response suggests real demand for parrot-themed AI hardware. The first batch of companion models sold through quickly, signaling interest in novelty devices that link cultural programming with safety features. For parrot hobbyists and collectors, the Liao Liao Parrot is notable as an emerging consumer product that borrows avian aesthetics and vocal mimicry without being a substitute for live birds. It is aimed at companionship and entertainment, not avian health, training, or enrichment.

There are practical considerations for parrot-loving households evaluating the device. The Liao Liao Parrot can bring vocal culture into a home where keeping a live bird is impractical, offering mimicry-style interactions and opera excerpts that appeal to elder family members. At the same time, it does not replicate natural parrot behaviors such as feeding, social grooming, or environmental enrichment, so it should be seen as a complementary gadget for companionship rather than a care replacement.

As AI companions spread across age groups - from toys for children to productivity aids for working adults and support devices for seniors - the Liao Liao Parrot highlights how themed hardware can combine comfort programming with safety integrations. Parrot care readers can expect more parrot-shaped gadgets on the market; keep an eye on feature updates, privacy and connectivity details, and how these devices are adopted in community care settings and senior living spaces.