New capabilities for the integrated solution will allow for ultra-low power "always listening" and natural-language touchless control, providing OEM's the ultimate flexibility for deployment. This includes a preset library of popular tuned wake words, support for two dozen languages/dialects, as well as the ability to create custom OEM-branded wake words. Typical implementations include consumer electronics applications including appliances, robotics, automotive, wearables, toys, IoT, and various home electronics.
"Brands increasingly want to create their own branded voice experiences for their customers," says Eric Bauswell, CEO of ArkX Labs. "Working with Sensory, we have integrated a powerful set of advanced capabilities that enable OEMs to disrupt the status quo of "good enough" to deliver cutting edge speech recognition performance to their customers."
"Voice adoption continues to grow rapidly, and brands are always exploring ways to streamline the process of integrating a convenient voice UX into their products," adds Todd Mozer, Sensory's CEO. "Working with ArkX Labs provides the industry a turn-key solution for integrating advanced speech recognition capabilities into their products that can enable OEM-brand-specific wake words and other attractive advanced feature sets."
ArkX Laboratories is a joint venture between product development pioneer Surfaceink and consumer electronics manufacturer Ark Electronics USA, created to bring advanced voice solutions to the marketplace. The Silicon Valley-based company provides the next generation of advanced, high-performance far-field voice capture solutions, featuring Cirrus Logic and NXP technology.
The ArkX EveryWord Ultra portfolio consists of an Audio Front End (AFE) Voice Processing Module, an Integrated Voice Module (SOM + Audio Board w/AFE), and an AVS Development Kit qualified by Amazon Voice Service (AVS). The advanced audio and voice technology enable enhanced human-to-human and human-to-machine speech recognition and superior performance for manufacturers and developers who want to bring their voice-enabled smart products and devices to market.
EveryWord excels at capturing voice commands from three times (3X) the standard distance of existing offerings, around corners, in noisy and reflective environments, and without lowering playback volume. Additionally, EveryWord technology provides the unique ability to identify and suppress speech from TV or other single-point noise sources. ArkX solutions are production-ready and pre-qualified by Amazon Voice Service (AVS) to mitigate risk, reduce development costs and accelerate time-to-market.
EveryWord technology does not require source-ducking for reliable interaction, provides linear, circular, square, triangular, or 3-D mic array geometries, and requires fewer microphones. The technology features ultra-low power battery operation for wake-on-word, and the flexibility for placement of microphones allows for in-wall, ceiling, or dashboard solutions. The 3D mic array (unlike others’ linear beam-forming approach) enables fewer blind spots and increased performance while incorporating fewer redundant microphone arrays for coverage.
In addition to Sensory and Alexa, EveryWord is compatible with other platforms such as Google, Siri, Cortana, AliGenie, Baidu/Kitt.ai, and Tencent. EveryWord voice solutions can be customized for a company’s eco-system and applied to various products, including speakers, soundbars, televisions, appliances, voice controllers, and gadgets. The modules can be installed in hubs, ceilings, and in-wall for smart home or office applications.
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