Hello! I'm Buddy, virtual English tutor for kids " We are very happy to see that Turkish children and their parents appreciate Buddy.ai's unique combination of game-based learning, voice-first interface, and its AI-powered speech and adaptive learning technology" says Dmitry Stavisky, co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of the California-based Buddy.ai. " Kids love playing with Buddy-the-robot, and parents value unlimited English speaking practice that their children get from this playtime." There are more than 10 million children in Turkey who are actively learning English as a foreign language, but the vast majority of these kids can't reach fluency because they simply don't get enough practice actually speaking English. That's no surprise: private lessons are too expensive, and there are not enough qualified, experienced English teachers around to fill the need.