3D Avatar

The 3D Avatar is a virtual graphics character that can listen, speak and respond to simple commands. It can run in a browser on any device or in a stand-alone embedded terminal. The 3D app can look up Wikipedia queries and read out the first few sentences. You can then ask it to read the whole page. It is designed to be easily integrated into other software or hardware.

This working prototype is the result of feasibility studies, sponsored by IBM powered by the Watson AI. It was first presented at the IBM Think!2018 conference in March 2018.

The 3D Avatar can run on a stand-alone unit running on an embedded computer with limited graphics capability. This shows the versatility and applicability of the solution for Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

We are working on a plan to commercialise this technology. The idea is that it can be used to spice up other people's AI services e.g. chatbots or virtual assistants.