Controllable AI
Every reply comes from a written, reviewed script. A deterministic state machine picks the next line, so a conversation cannot drift into unapproved territory.
A wellbeing companion for children
A Safe, AI-Powered Companion for Children's Mental Wellbeing.
otta gives a child a quiet place to talk, or to say nothing at all. Replies come from a reviewed script. Schools see trends across a cohort, and child data stays small, encrypted, and deletable.
- Non-diagnostic
- No scores, no labels
- MLPS 2.0 Level 3
- Compliance built in
Session 04
How was today?
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Sand tray
No score recorded
What the child actually uses
Three parts, one short session
A session lasts about ten minutes. Each part works on its own, so a child can move through it in any order.
Digital Sandplay
A tray, a set of objects, and no required words. Children move things around; the app keeps the sequence so a counsellor can look at it afterwards.
Multi-Modal
Voice and interaction signals add context to what happened in a session. The system marks a change for a person to review. It does not diagnose.
Trust pillars
Safety is a design constraint
Compliant with Classified Protection of Cybersecurity Level 3 (MLPS 2.0).
MLPS 2.0 Level 3
The platform is built and audited against Classified Protection of Cybersecurity Level 3 requirements.
Data minimisation
A child profile holds what a session needs. Identifying details stay out of the conversation record.
Encrypted storage
Records are encrypted in transit and at rest, with access scoped to the school or family that owns them.
Deletion propagation
One deletion request reaches derived records, backups, and downstream logs, and leaves an audit trail.
Child sessionScript + sand tray
MinimiseNo direct identifiers
EncryptTenant-scoped keys
DeleteReaches every copy
otta does not diagnose. It gives trained adults an earlier picture and leaves the judgement to them.
For schools & parents
Two views, different by design
The same session produces a trend for a school and a set of controls for a parent. Neither view exposes an individual child's words.
Weekly sessionsCohort view
School dashboard
Counsellors see how a year group uses otta over a term, when sessions happen, and where a follow-up might help. Individual words and scores are not on the dashboard.
Parent controlsThis week
Daily limit10 min
Active hours16:00 – 18:00
Risk alertTo a person
Parental peace of mind
Set a daily time limit, see when the account is active, and get an alert when the system flags something a person should check. The alert goes to a human, never back to the child.
Pilots
Start with one school
Pilots run on school tablets with a small cohort. We agree the data scope, the review process, and the escalation path before a child opens the app.