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SPooN x BLUESKEYE : Bringing Emotional Intelligence to AI Interfaces

Jan 6, 2026

Las Vegas — January 6, 2026 — SPooN and BLUESKEYE AI unveil at CES 2026 an emotion-aware interactive digital mirror that combines real-time behavioral analysis with expressive digital avatars, demonstrating how machines can respond to humans in a more meaningful, adaptive, and human-centric way.

The digital experience combines BLUESKEYE’s B-Social technology, which analyzes human behavior through real-time visual signals, with SPooN’s interactive and expressive avatar Bluebot, powered by SPooN’s real-time animation engine SDK. Delivered as an interactive mirror on a mobile device, the experience analyzes facial expressions and behavioral cues and translates them in real time into visible emotional responses expressed by the avatar. Together, the two technologies create a closed empathetic loop between user and machine, enabling the avatar to instantly and visually reflect the user’s emotional state without requiring explicit commands or verbal input.

This approach enables a more natural, intuitive, and frictionless interaction, where visual emotion becomes a core layer of communication between humans and machines.

“Avatars should go beyond speech and simple animations. They must be able to perceive and express a wide range of non-verbal cues to better convey information.” said Clément Debetz, COO of SPooN. “This collaboration illustrates how emotional intelligence can be visually embodied to create AI interfaces that feel intuitive to users.”

“BLUESKEYE AI is extremely excited about the partnership with SPooN. Giving social robots and digital avatars the ability to sense social and emotional cues is what we do.” said Professor Michel Valstar, Founder, Chief Scientific Officer at BLUESKEYE AI. “This collaboration will make empathetic AI interfaces readily available to the mass markets of retail and hospitality, among others.”

This collaboration marks an important step toward delivering highly personalized digital experiences through emotion-aware visual interfaces that understand users and adapt to individual needs and behaviors, placing technology truly at the service of humans.