InteractionLabs has partnered with GradiumAI to integrate foundational audio language models into home robots, making speech more natural, expressive, and fast. The collaboration aims to create robots that prioritize being 'welcome in the home' over raw capabilities, contrasting with the industry's current focus on functional performance. GradiumAI provides the underlying speech synthesis technology while InteractionLabs focuses on socially acceptable robot design. This represents a shift toward emotionally engaging, voice-first robot companions for domestic environments.