Raven is a brand ofsmart speakers, developed by Chinese web services companyBaidu. The devices connect to the voice-controlledintelligent personal assistant service DuerOS.[1] The products are a result of Baidu's acquisition of Raven Tech in February 2017.[2] The Raven H went on sale in December 2017, the first of three planned products under the brand.
The Raven H is a smart speaker consisting of eight metal plates.[3] The top detachable orange metal plate is capable of rising up and down, as well as a LED display touch controller.[4] DuerOS is capable of voice interaction, music playback, providing weather, and hailing a vehicle fromDidi Chuxing on the device.[5] It was first introduced in November 2017 at the annual Baidu World conference inBeijing.[6] On-board, the device has a Tymphany speaker. In China, the device became available in December 2017 for RMB 1,699.[7]
