Chinese for non-Chinese speaking families
Luka Mini is a simpler version of the Original Luka Reading Companion, and it stacks up well against its forebears.
It’s a great entry-level reading robot for toddlers / very young children, as it has reduced functionality and optionality, but the same ability to read physical picture books with high audio quality.
This post is a detailed review and comparison of Luka Mini against the Original Luka and Luka Hero.
This post covers our favourite things to use Luka Hero for (apart from the obvious book reading function), such as games, night light, dictionary, podcasts and trivia.
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List of books which are compatible with Luka Reading Companion, split by age groups.
Review of Luka Hero and comparison with the original Luka Reading robot. Luka Hero can read Chinese children’s books, and recognise any written Chinese characters, including handwriting. Click to learn more!