# Peko Bot

Peko Bot is a friendly robot companion your child can talk to. It is an AI app: your child asks a question or says something, and Peko answers out loud a moment later. It works like a walkie-talkie, so there is nothing to look at.

While your child holds the button, their voice is sent live over the internet to a cloud AI service so it can answer. Peko Bot needs Wi-Fi and does not work offline. You can monitor conversations and usage from the Peko Pal app. See [Reading your child's conversations with Peko](https://www.pekopal.com/guide/conversation-transcripts).

## The buttons

| Button | What it does |
|--------|--------------|
| Action button, press and hold | Starts listening. Talk while you hold it. If Peko is speaking, this stops it and starts a new question. |
| Action button, let go | Sends what was said and Peko answers. A very quick tap (under about a quarter of a second) sends nothing and just stops Peko talking. |
| Action button, double-press | Not used in this app |
| D-pad up / down / left / right | Not used in this app |
| Volume buttons | Louder and quieter, as in every app |
| Power button | A quick press leaves Peko Bot and returns to the main menu, as in every app |

## What you'll hear and see

- When Peko Bot opens, the light glows magenta while it connects. Peko then greets your child. If they were chatting a moment ago, it carries on instead of saying hello again. If a friend has left a message, the greeting mentions it.
- While waiting for a question, the light twinkles calmly.
- The light turns solid green the instant the button is pressed, while Peko listens.
- After letting go, the light breathes slowly in cyan while Peko thinks.
- While Peko speaks, the light pulses with the sound of its voice.
- If it cannot connect, or the account has a problem, the light pulses red. Leave and reopen the app to try again.

## Settings in the Peko Pal app

Open your child's device in the Peko Pal app, choose Peko Bot, and tap **Peko AI Settings**. That is where you choose what Peko knows about your child: their name and conversation level (see [Choosing a conversation level](https://www.pekopal.com/guide/conversation-levels)), anything you write under **What Peko Knows**, and their city or ZIP code for the weather. You can also list **Topics to Avoid**, and switch each of these on or off: reading and sending messages, calling friends, helping add new friends, kid-safe web search, remembering recent conversations, listening history, and opening apps and settings. To see conversations and usage, open **Activity & Usage**.

## Tips

- Hold the button for the whole question, and let go when finished.
- To interrupt a long answer, tap the action button once, or hold it to ask something new.
- If Peko does not answer, check the Wi-Fi. See [Wi-Fi](https://www.pekopal.com/guide/wifi).
- Peko can also open other apps, start a story, read new messages from friends, or change the volume when asked.

## Good to know

- You decide what Peko knows about your child and what it is allowed to do. See Settings above.
- Peko Bot is designed to give brief, age-appropriate answers for children.