Peng You

A determined teen secretly helps her recently-widowed grandmother reconnect with the world via the invention of a companion bot.

Yin Chi is a 16 year-old student who dreams of a future where she is able to improve the lives of her loved ones. In this docu-drama hybrid, she talks about how she used her coding skills to help her grandmother alleviate her loneliness after her grandfather’s death, via the creation of a communicative bot, PENGYOU. Still in its prototype phase, she looks forward to the day PENGYOU can help many isolated elderly and make sure that no one gets left behind.

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