MEET PINGOPONGO — OUR FIRST PRODUCT
Every Child Deserves to Be Seen.
PingoPongo is a smart plush companion that supports emotion regulation for neurodiverse children — powered by open-source AI that lives entirely inside the plush. Conversations never leave the device.
1 Hour of Therapy Is Not Enough.
And our children are paying the price.
U.S. children with mental health challenges
Children born with autism spectrum disorder
Cause of death in youth ages 10-34: suicide
Every week without insight or support
Doctors can only treat what they can measure. They get 60 minutes. The other 167 hours — silence.
OUR FIRST PRODUCT
Meet PingoPongo
A friendly plush companion your child can actually talk to. PingoPongo listens, chats, and comforts — and every conversation is understood by open-source AI running inside the plush itself.
Talks & Listens
Gentle, playful conversation that supports emotion regulation — whenever big feelings arrive
Private by Design
Conversations are processed entirely on the device — nothing your child says is sent to the cloud
Parent Window
Brief daily summaries in the SEPA app — the gist of the day, never transcripts
Care-Team Sharing
Choose to share insights with the people who support your child — on your terms
PingoPongo is a working prototype today — real hardware, real conversations. Family beta is planned, and the waitlist is where it starts.
How PingoPongo Works
A companion, not a gadget. Here's what happens under the fur.
Child Bonds
Your child plays with, talks to, and sleeps next to PingoPongo — no screens, no setup rituals, no compliance required.
AI Inside the Plush
Open-source AI listens and responds right on the device. Conversations are never uploaded — they never leave the plush.
Gentle Summaries
PingoPongo shares brief daily summaries with the SEPA parent app — the shape of the day, never word-for-word transcripts.
Everyone Supported
Parents see patterns in their window. With your consent, the people who support your child can see them too.
THE ROAD AHEAD — IN DEVELOPMENT
One Platform. Every Age. Coming Next.
PingoPongo leads the way. These future companions — built on the same S.E.P.A. promise of Sensory, Education, Productivity, and Adaptability — are in development and will follow.
Kitarama & Dragophant
Ultra-soft, rounded, and free of hard elements — designed for tactile sensitivities. Passive wellness sensing will be fully embedded, with daily rhythm and sleep summaries planned for the SEPA app.
Drago & Kit
Pressure-sensitive fidget zones will turn everyday play into self-regulation insight, and an optional child-facing mood log is planned so kids begin understanding their own patterns.
Jett & Lilly
Styled as premium collectible plush figures teens actually want around. A private “My SEPA” view of their own patterns and mood journal is planned.
A $65 Billion Opportunity
Pediatric wellness technology global market by 2030
U.S. pediatric mental health market
Addressable children in the U.S. today
Child-friendly emotion-support companions on the market today
Autism diagnosis rates are rising. Youth mental-health needs are growing. Demand for remote wellness tools is accelerating. There is still no child-friendly companion on the market — and PingoPongo, our working prototype, is built to be the first.
Built by People Who Understand — Because They've Lived It.
Taffy Watts
Founder & CEO
LinkedInTaffy grew up on a working ranch and graduated Salutatorian. B.S. Advertising, UT Austin, 2002. After a decade in advertising, she transitioned to education. In 2013, her daughter's near-drowning led to neurodiverse sensitivities — launching a 10+ year journey through a healthcare system never designed for families like theirs. She founded SEPA Babies to close the gap.
Sonu Yadav
CTO — AI Specialist
LinkedInSEPA's first team member. Deep AI expertise shaping the sensing and assessment platform from day one.
Ozzie Cortez
Business Advisor — Med-tech
LinkedInFather of an autistic son. Brings firsthand understanding of neurodiverse family realities and professional med-tech experience.
Lakeshia Robinson
Medical Advisor — Life Skills Therapist & Family Coach
LinkedInDevoted to uplifting families. Extensive child care experience helping reunite families and foster lasting positive change.
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We know it takes a village. We're asking you to join ours.
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Pediatric therapists, hospitals, schools. Early pilot conversations welcome.
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