{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e17163932a7ad49c6c5f7baa","clusterId":"c_bcab2404f3f8fc6e9499b8f5","slug":"ai-character-pod-dipal-d1-puts-custom-vrm-models-on-your-desk","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"AI Character Pod Dipal D1 Puts Custom VRM Models on Your Desk","summary":"Shanghai-based Dipal showed the Dipal D1, a cylindrical desktop pod with an 8-inch 2.5K curved OLED display, at ChinaJoy 2026. It runs an 8-core 7nm SoC, 8GB RAM, 128GB storage, and a battery, handling real-time conversation with Japanese support and reading gestures through a camera. Users can load their own VRM, FBX, GLTF, and 2D models. The price is around 160,000 yen.","whyItMatters":"The Dipal D1 treats AI conversation as a desktop presence rather than an app session, and its acceptance of user-loaded models makes customization the core of the product instead of an add-on.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe demo unit ran fully on-device because the venue had no network, and it still held a conversation, tracked gestures, and kept eye contact as the reporter moved. It also held a name: told \u0026#34;I am Takashi,\u0026#34; it remembered \u0026#34;Takahashi.\u0026#34; Conversation memory lasts about a month before fading, like a human\u0026#39;s.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDipal sells actions and backgrounds, not the models users bring in, and is considering a system that pays creators when the official side adopts their work. A Unity SDK is planned.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Dipal D1, a desktop AI character pod from Shanghai, runs on-device with an 8-inch OLED, Japanese voice support, and user-loaded VRM/FBX/GLTF models. Around 160,000 yen. Dipal sells actions and backgrounds, not user models, and plans a Unity SDK.","twitterPost":"Dipal D1 is a desktop AI pod with an 8-inch OLED, on-device conversation, Japanese support, and user-loaded VRM/FBX/GLTF models. Around 160,000 yen. Dipal sells actions and backgrounds, not user models, and plans a Unity SDK.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The Dipal D1 is a desktop AI character pod that runs on-device and accepts user-loaded VRM, FBX, and GLTF models. Shown at ChinaJoy 2026, it sells for around 160,000 yen, with Dipal planning a Unity SDK and a creator reward system.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/991/G999110/20260805033/\",\"title\":\"China-Made AI Character Pod 'Dipal D1' Supports VRM and FBX Models, Fully Customizable, Japanese Language Support, Priced at Around 160,000 Yen [CJ2026]\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4684,"outputTokens":2654,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786040635,"createdAt":"2026-08-06T18:14:02.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-06T18:18:43.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-06T18:14:02.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_bcab2404f3f8fc6e9499b8f5","canonicalTitle":"中国発のAIキャラクターポッド「Dipal D1」，VRMやFBXなどのモデルを導入でき，自由にカスタマイズできる。日本語にも対応し，値段は約16万円［CJ2026］","representativeArticleId":"a_873ee45a57006a89771f9a41","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Dipal D1\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-06T18:18:43.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/991/G999110/20260805033/","title":"中国発のAIキャラクターポッド「Dipal D1」，VRMやFBXなどのモデルを導入でき，自由にカスタマイズできる。日本語にも対応し，値段は約16万円［CJ2026］"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Dipal D1"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}