Introducing animAR
Turn Images into Conversations
Bring any photo, painting, or poster to life as an AI personality that sees your world and responds in AR.
Introducing animAR
Bring any photo, painting, or poster to life as an AI personality that sees your world and responds in AR.
Snap any image that interests you–a painting, book cover, or photo.
Select a personality from our catalogue that matches the character.
Tell your avatar how to behave and what role to play.
Provide background information for richer, more accurate conversations.
Point your phone at the image and begin talking with your avatar in AR.
Avatars are anchored in your physical space. They see what you're looking at and insert 3D objects or images into your AR world–generated in real time to illustrate exactly what they're explaining.
The sculptor himself materializes a 3D model of his masterpiece on your table, explaining the philosophy behind the pose and inviting you to examine it from every angle.
Using images, Tolkien shows how WWI's trenches influenced the Dead Marshes in Lord of the Rings, merging history with his fictional world.
Einstein shows you exactly where the cable goes–he places an AR router next to your real one with the cable already plugged into the correct socket, making setup foolproof.
The world's knowledge becomes more interesting when filtered through a fascinating personality. AI doesn't just mimic speech patterns–it captures how someone thinks, their wit, their way of explaining complex ideas. Coupled with voice cloning, the presence is surprisingly real. It feels like spending time with someone you admire.
On hysteria, Dostoevsky's influence, and the neurotic condition
Game of Thrones wisdom, wit, and survival–in character
Philosophy of language–and how his work mirrors how LLMs learn
Avatars don't just broadcast–they listen. Thousands of people ask questions, share concerns, tell their stories. Your avatar engages authentically with each one, then summarizes what matters most and brings those insights back to you.
A political campaign avatar engaging with voters–listening, answering, and summarizing thousands of conversations.
From museums to trade shows, classrooms to campaign trails–intelligent avatars bring context and conversation to physical spaces.
Bring paintings and artifacts to life. Historical figures appear through AR to explain their work and answer questions.
Interactive lessons with historical figures and thinkers. Students can ask Tolkien about Middle Earth or have Wittgenstein explain philosophy.
Scale authentic conversations with thousands of people. Avatars engage individually, then summarize key concerns and insights.
Brand ambassadors that never sleep. Posters and booth displays come alive with interactive AR experiences.
At the heart of animAR is our custom-optimized diffusion-based lipsync model. While competing solutions rely on simpler interpolation techniques, diffusion models produce nuanced expressions that capture the subtlety of human communication. We've pruned and optimized the architecture for real-time performance on mobile devices, achieving the quality of diffusion models with latency suitable for live AR interactions. The quality difference is immediately apparent.
We stream synchronized video via HLS (HTTP Live Streaming), ensuring smooth playback, low latency, and efficient bandwidth usage across mobile devices. Our infrastructure is purpose-built for real-time AR interaction, delivering responsive avatars that feel present and immediate.
Controlling our backend infrastructure end-to-end enables a transformative capability: avatars can use tools. Through our Tool Integration Layer, avatars interface with search engines, knowledge graphs, image generators, and custom APIs. They don't just talk about the world—they interact with it.
This means avatars can place visual answers in your AR environment, manipulate 3D objects, retrieve live data, and respond to context in your physical space. They become intelligent agents, not scripted characters.
Machine Learning
Ryan's career spans prominent roles in both academia and industry. At Bayer AG, he developed Graph Convolutional Neural Networks (GCNNs) that significantly improved the accuracy of drug discovery prediction, accelerating computational drug discovery. His groundbreaking research has featured at leading conferences such as ICML (International Conference on Machine Learning).
At Exogene Ltd., Ryan successfully architected and benchmarked state-of-the-art immunological peptide enrichment models, integrating complex biological datasets with AWS infrastructure to optimize model performance. As the co-founder and CTO at copfX, he built machine learning-driven commercial solutions focused on cognition and behavioral analytics.
At animAR, Ryan leads the AI and machine learning pipeline, overseeing the integration of advanced speech recognition, generative language models, and real-time lip-sync animation. His deep technical expertise ensures animAR delivers realistic, responsive, and intelligent AR avatars, redefining how users interact with information in the physical world.
Creative Vision
Robin is passionate about the untapped potential of Augmented Reality as a storytelling medium. With a background that bridges creative direction and technology, he thrives at the intersection of filmmaking, interactive media, and AI.
He studied Philosophy and Modern Languages at Oxford University (LAST, Margaret Hall) before transitioning into filmmaking at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (dffb). His short film The Shadow was nominated for a Student Academy Award, and he has directed and produced commercials for brands like Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, and Trivago.
At animAR, Robin drives the creative vision, shaping how AI-powered avatars can transform the way we interact with history, education, and entertainment in the real world. He believes that cutting-edge technology and compelling storytelling is at the heart of animAR's mission.
iOS Development
Federico is a highly skilled iOS developer specializing in intuitive and engaging mobile experiences. With a background in fibre optics telecommunications and extensive experience managing complex technical projects, he combines rigorous engineering precision with a deep passion for user-centric design and innovative technologies.
Federico has successfully developed and launched various iOS applications demonstrating expertise in Swift, SwiftUI, ARKit, and backend integrations through Firebase and cloud services. At animAR, Federico is responsible for developing seamless user interfaces, integrating real-time video streaming and advanced speech-to-text capabilities, as well as optimizing app performance for augmented reality interactions.
His meticulous approach to debugging and improving application responsiveness has significantly advanced animAR's interactive avatar experiences.