Patented Sri Lankan invention wins three technology awards in October

Pulz Technologies Ltd., a Sri Lankan research and development company specialising in artificial intelligence, imaging and speech driven applications, has won three outstanding awards for their patented ‘TeleAvatar Technology’, receiving a gold medal for Research and Development at the 2018 NBQSA Awards at the Galadari Hotel in Colombo on 19 October; an award for Digital Marketing Technology, at the 2018 Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Awards in Guangzhou, China on 13 October; and the 2018 Presidential Award for Invention, at the BMICH in Colombo on 26 October.

The TeleAvatar Technology, holds patents in the United States and Sri Lanka, with patents pending in the UK and India. This innovation uses artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and dynamic image processing to create a photorealistic digital version of any real person, be it a brand ambassador, a celebrity or even yourself. This digital person or TeleAvatar, changes the way we interact with any digital platform allowing us to converse with technology, in multiple languages including Sinhala and Tamil, as if it were one person to another.

Applications of this technology include information kiosks at shopping malls, banks and airports, consumer and corporate websites, display ads that come alive and talk to customers, customer on-boarding applications, and even ATMs that allow people to simply talk in the language of their choice to request information or be guided through a task.

Commenting on the accolades, Pulztec founder and CEO Kumar Navaratnam said, “The team and I are delighted to have received these three awards and it propels us to continue to innovate and showcase the capabilities of our nation. The flexibility of this technology is appealing in a variety of industries where customers can now engage with digital applications, regardless of their technological know-how, as though they were interacting with another person. If you have ever imagined what Siri or Alexa would look like as a person, well now, you can actually experience them as the person of your choice.”