# AI Companion

Emotional Resonance as a Moat: How a Shanghai AI Startup is Cracking the Japanese Market

Shanghai-based Robopoet is successfully exporting its Fuzozo AI companion to Japan, leveraging China's LLM progress and supply chain advantages. By focusing on emotional memory and deep localization, the startup is surviving an industry-wide shakeout that has seen many AI hardware firms fail due to high return rates.