I’m Interested in Lenovo’s AI Desktop Companions, and I Could Use Their Help

How focused are you at work? For me, it depends a lot on how I feel that day, what else is on my mind and a variety of other factors. One technique I use successfully to keep me focused is the pomodoro timer, and at Mobile World Congress 2026 I found what I believe would be the perfect AI pomodoro companion.

I first saw Lenovo’s Magic Bay Tiko at last year’s MWC, but at the time it was just an idea. A small round module sits on top of your Lenovo laptop’s display, attached via a Magnetic Bay on the back. The module is home to a lovable animated friend called Tiko, who you can communicate with by text or voice.

Accessories with AI agents are becoming more and more popular, especially in the wearable area, with many companies starting to offer pins and paints. They can perform a variety of tasks, such as logging and logging. They can also perform tasks for you, such as adding items to your calendar or checking your calendar to see if you’re busy.

Tiko has several typical AI agent capabilities — it can start and stop your music, open a web page for you or answer a question. You can also communicate with it using emoji. Give it a book emoji, for example, and it will shine on its glasses and keep reading with you while you work. But my favorite feature of the Tiko effectively turns it into a double body companion, which I feel can be useful in keeping me on track on hectic days.

Repetition is a method where you work closely with another person — physically or virtually — to keep yourself on track and accountable. Tiko comes with a timer, which allows you to track a focused work session. If you need a break, you can switch to a “health break” for 10 minutes of rest before continuing. You can also choose to add 1 minute of breathing exercises, which Tiko will do with you, to keep you calm.

A typical pomodoro timer is 25 minutes of work followed by a 5-minute break, but this is flexible. I’m fascinated by the idea of ​​a physical representation of a timer on top of my screen, with a cute animated companion to help me stay grounded.

The good news for me is that Tiko is no longer an idea from Lenovo. The company wants to sell the Magic Bay resource later this year — though it doesn’t know exactly when, or for how much. The good news is that you’ll need to have a Lenovo laptop with a Magic Bay port, which I don’t have. It might not be possible to consider getting a new laptop because of Tiko, but it would sway me if I’m already in the market.

Lenovo AI Workmate Concept

Another AI-compatible concept from Lenovo that is still a concept is its AI Workmate. This is a sort of stationary tablet robot, not unlike the Pixar lamp, but with an orb for a head.

With a combination of cameras, microphones and projectors, AI Workmate can perform a variety of tasks, including helping you produce and display presentations or turn your written work or art into digital assets.

I asked my colleague to give me a presentation about giraffes. Using Lenovo’s proprietary models, it produced a three-slide presentation titled “The Majestic Giraffe: Nature’s Tall Enigma.” It was factually correct, as far as I could tell, if embarrassingly without pictures. The robotic head spun around and revealed slides on the wall next to me.

I again asked my colleague to produce a postcard of Barcelona. It displayed the work on the table in front of me, and I wrote the text over it. Workmate then captured the entire image, including my text and sent it directly to the printer, leaving me with a tangible souvenir to take with me to the meeting.

I can’t say I’d want something bigger and bigger on my desk, and I’m not sure what the practical application of the AI ​​Workmate concept is at this stage. But it was still fun to play with, and it’s interesting to see how tech companies are thinking of ways to bring AI into physical life to help us in our work.