  We propose a new non-commutative generalization of the representation variety
and the character variety of a knot group. Our strategy is to reformulate the
construction of the algebra of functions on the space of representations in
terms of Hopf algebra objects in a braided category (braided Hopf algebra). The
construction works under the assumption that the algebra is braided
commutative. The resulting knot invariant is a module with a coadjoint action.
Taking the coinvariants yields a new quantum character variety that may be
thought of as an alternative to the skein module. We give concrete examples for
a few of the simplest knots and links.
