Company Research Report: audEERING® GmbH

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Company Overview

• Name: audEERING® GmbH

• Mission Statement: Developing technologies that create added value and align with human needs. The focus is on empathy, inclusivity, innovation, transparency, and consent in AI development.

• Founded: 2012

• Founders:

• Prof. Dagmar Schuller

• Prof. Björn Schuller

• Dr. Florian Eyben

• Dr. Felix Weninger

• Dr. Martin Wöllmer

• Key People:

• Prof. Dagmar Schuller, CEO

• Dr. Florian Eyben, CTO

• Headquarters:

• Friedrichshafener Str. 1, 82205 Gilching, Germany

• R&D Office: Friedrichstraße 153a, 10117 Berlin, Germany

• Number of Employees: Over 60

• Revenue: No information is available

• Known For: audEERING® is known for its cutting-edge Voice AI technology that enables machines to understand and respond to human vocal expressions, contributing to enhanced human-machine interaction through empathetic AI.

Products

1. devAIce®

• Description: audEERING’s versatile technology is available as an SDK, Web API, and plug-in for XR applications.

• Key Features:

• Offers customization for diverse applications

• Functions across multiple platforms and environments

2. devAIce® XR

• Description: A plug-in for Unity and Unreal game engines, it integrates expressivity into virtuality, enhancing player immersion with tone-of-voice understanding.

• Key Features:

• Real-time analytics

• Emotion dimensions and speaker attributes analysis

• Lightweight and easy to integrate

3. AI SoundLab

• Description: An audio data collector aimed at voice-based biomarker analysis.

• Key Features:

• High priority on privacy and security

• Compliant with GDPR regulations

Recent Developments

• New Products Launched:

• AI SoundLab: Online platform for AI-based analysis of symptoms from voice (Launched January 10, 2023)

• New Features Added:

• devAIce® SDK and Web API Updates:

• Version 3.13 of the devAIce® SDK and 4.6 of the devAIce® Web API, including new features designed to enhance audio application development (Announced October 24, 2024)

• New Partnerships:

• Strategic cooperation with iMotions: Integrated voice analysis into their software platform (Announced August 8, 2023)

• Collaboration with Hanson Robotics to develop socially competent robots (Announced May 24, 2023)

Awards & Recognitions

• Awards:

• VDE Award 2019

• Vision Award 2019

• Innovationspreis Bayern 2018

• Research Grants:

• Proof-of-Concept Grant by the European Research Council under H2020 (for VocEmoAPI technology)

Other Relevant Information

• Technology Focus: audEERING® has roots in academia and focuses heavily on research-driven development, specializing in B2B software for voice and audio analysis.

• Ethical Guidelines: The company emphasizes transparency, privacy, and ethical handling of data. This commitment drives their innovation in empathetic AI solutions.

• Industry Applications:

• Automotive

• Robotics & IoT

• Healthcare

• Market Research

• Associations and Memberships: Active member of Bitkom e.V., Wirtschaftsbeirat der Union e.V., and other notable organizations.

• Client Portfolio: Include sectors such as tech, pharma, gaming, and education.

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Note: Information provided in this report is based on available data and is subject to change with new developments.