aKin   əˈkin/
‍adjective  
of similar nature (to be like a human)   related part of the family)

Building a future with more free time and wellbeing

Our founder's story

Liesl Yearsley - CEO

The idea for aKin's Hey Pixi came to our founder after a personal journey. While building enterprise grade AI systems for large corporations as a working mum she realised two things:

  • AI systems have more influence on daily life than people realise. They learn everything about us, communicate in ways that are natural and intuitive, and shape our behaviours every day.
  • Nobody was applying deep tech and AI to solve a problem she lived every day: trying to contribute to society by working, but also as a primary caregiver running a home and caring for the well-being of people she loved.

The resulting epiphany was – what if big-tech really cared? What if tech could understand our hopes and our dreams, and help us live our best lives? Imagine the impact on society if a caring technology supported us in our daily lives, reflected our values, and used this to manage the activities of daily living. Assisting with meal plans, chores, managing time and resources, fun and relaxation, and optimising for life outcomes.

Did you know that running a home takes
25 hours a week? Hey Pixi is dedicated to reducing this workload. Giving people more free time, and improving well-being.

Our desire is to have a thoughtful footprint on this earth, and live a life filled with richer experiences and less frantic consumption.

Hey Pixi will not rest until we have improved the well-being of society, the environment, and given people back ten hours a week of free time.

Vision

aKin is driven by a vision that humanity as a species can evolve to a more mindful place

Mission

Our mission is the responsible co-evolution of technology and humanity

Hey Pixi is owned by the Public Benefit Corporation, aKin, which means we measure our success by our positive impact on society. We dream of a world where technology is a force for good, and helps us improve our lives every day. Technology should give us well being, meaningful connection with people we love, and mindful use of time and resources.

By first bringing our technology to individual homes, we will eventually extend these benefits to all of society and the world we live in. The other side of co-evolution is the technology itself.

We are building advanced forms of technology with deep empathy and the ability to solve complex problems.

The word 'aKin' has dual meanings which reflects this co-evolution. aKin means “to be like something” and “to be part of the family”.

We are building technology that grows in capability to take on more advanced human workloads, and is a trusted and empathic part of the family.

Our kin

Hey Pixi serves people living with disability and their caregivers. We call customers our kin, because we consider them a part of our family.

Participants
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Neurodiverse people and/or people with mobility impairments.

Support & health professionals

Support workers, coordinators, occupational therapists, and other disability support professionals.

Caregivers
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People that help neuro-diverse and mobility impaired individuals.

Our products

Hey Pixi assistive technology

We are building advanced forms of technology with deep empathy and the ability to solve complex problems.

As our technology grows in capability to take on more advanced human workloads, it becomes a trusted and empathic part of the family.

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As a Public Benefit Corporation, we build AI for the good of people and society.

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