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Founder of BarkingDog, received the AI Smart Technology Manager Award at the Outstanding Manager Awards for the Kaohsiung–Pingtung Region, recognizing his contributions to AI innovation and industry applications and highlighting the international competitiveness of Taiwan’s AI technology.
With GPU-accelerated real-time voice interaction system, the company was featured on the official poster stage at NVIDIA GTC 2026, showcasing low-latency, privately deployable AI communication engineering capabilities.
Shoushan Zoo implemented AI AMAZE – AI Guide, integrating on-site voice interaction with LINE Official Account services. This hybrid solution overcomes navigation and staffing challenges, offering multilingual support and real-time inquiries to enhance visitor engagement and operational efficiency in this urban wildlife education hub.
BarkingDog will showcase its latest AI AMAZE Retail AI solution at CES. Powered by voice-driven AI agents, the solution enables retailers to enhance customer experiences while achieving up to 45% operational cost savings, demonstrating the real-world potential of AI-driven retail transformation.
TeleAgent, an intelligent phone customer service solution, is officially launched to help organizations efficiently handle high call volumes, reduce agent workload, and enhance overall service quality.
"Grandma's Kitchen" implemented AI AMAZE – AI Salesperson, creating a warm "Grandma" persona for interactive ordering and smart recommendations. Integrated with POS self-checkout, the system streamlines peak-hour operations and reduces labor costs while reinforcing brand loyalty through a personalized, heartwarming digital experience.
The Nantou Traditional Crafts Exhibition integrated AI AMAZE – AI Guide to transform static displays into interactive dialogues. By using virtual characters to share artisans' stories, the system enhances visitor engagement and curiosity, bridging the gap between traditional heritage and modern technology for a truly immersive experience.
Breeze Center implemented AI AMAZE – AI Guide, merging brand discovery with foot traffic analytics. This solution streamlines the shopping journey while providing data-driven insights into consumer behavior, allowing management to optimize brand placement and marketing strategies for a smarter, more efficient retail environment.
BarkingDog Technology won an award at the APICTA Awards 2025 with its AI AMAZE platform, championing the vision of an “AI colleague that understands industry language.” By driving upgrades across smart retail, manufacturing, healthcare, and tourism, the company showcases Taiwan’s growing international influence in AI.
AI AMAZE, a product developed by BarkingDog, will take the international stage at the 2025 APICTA Awards, representing Taiwan in one of the most prestigious ICT competitions in the Asia-Pacific region. This nomination highlights AI AMAZE’s achievements in technological innovation and market validation, and reflects the team’s ongoing efforts to bring the product to the global stage through real-world applications and user feedback.
China Airlines implemented AI AMAZE – Web Service to manage surging inquiries during policy transitions. By providing instant, standardized responses for ticketing and baggage rules, the AI reduces call center workloads and ensures information consistency, delivering a seamless and efficient support experience for global travelers.
SecureMeet is officially launched to help organizations securely turn meetings into actionable outcomes while ensuring data security and compliance.
The real-world game "Small Town Riddles" integrated AI AMAZE – LINE Service to provide instant clues, task verification, and navigation. This solution ensures a seamless gaming rhythm by eliminating wait times for human support, transforming urban exploration into a highly immersive and intelligent adventure experience.
Taiwanese Hokkien voice interaction is now supported, enabling AI services to better align with local usage scenarios and deliver more natural, human-centered service experiences.
BarkingDog Technology Inc. was selected among the Global Top 20 of the NTT Startup Challenge with its AI AMAZE platform, demonstrating strong competitiveness in AI Agent technologies and successfully deploying solutions across diverse sectors including retail, manufacturing, healthcare, and tourism.
Centennial brand Dachun Soap integrated AI AMAZE Retail to overcome language barriers and training challenges. By leveraging AI-driven recommendations and interactive storytelling, the brand has enhanced customer experiences and operational efficiency, pioneering a new era of "Smart Heritage Retail."
Our web crawler tool is now live, enabling organizations to collect web information with a single click and convert it into a dedicated knowledge base—boosting data management efficiency and smarter information utilization.
Jing-Ke Smart Care implemented AI AMAZE – AI Companion, featuring a "Granddaughter" persona to provide 24/7 emotional support. This innovation alleviates elderly loneliness and reduces staff workload, transforming AI into a warm companion that enhances the quality and empathy of long-term care services amidst labor shortages.
AI AMAZE, a product developed by BarkingDog, made its official debut at WAVE 2025, showcasing three interactive AI applications at Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1: the AI Virtual Guide, AI Smart Ordering System, and AI Disaster Prevention Assistant.Through interactive demonstrations, visitors were able to experience firsthand how AI can be applied in real-world scenarios such as tourism, dining, and public services, highlighting AI AMAZE’s innovative journey from concept development to real-world deployment.
Wenzao’s Department of Digital Content implemented AI AMAZE – AI Guide to deliver personalized graduation blessings. By integrating generative AI with heartfelt mentorship, the project bridges industry-academia gaps while adding a human touch to technology, creating an innovative and memorable graduation experience for students.
KMU School of Nursing implemented AI AMAZE to create a smart, LINE-integrated knowledge base. By providing real-time access to standardized care protocols and health education, the system ensures information accuracy and reduces clinical pressure, establishing a highly efficient and reliable support model for professional nursing care.
With its independently developed AI AMAZE smart retail solution, the company received Honorable Mention at the Ministry of Economic Affairs’ 2025 Best AI Awards, demonstrating the commercial viability and global competitiveness of task-oriented AI.
Okinawa’s Igei Service Area implemented AI AMAZE – AI Guide, integrating local attraction and itinerary recommendations. Featuring an island-style persona, the system enhances visitor engagement. Its proven high stability in overseas operation—with zero repair incidents—demonstrates the reliability of AI AMAZE's cross-border smart service solutions.
Huatan Show-Ho-Yuan implemented AI AMAZE to provide 24/7 AI+XR companionship and cognitive training. This innovation boosted care efficiency by 30% and reached 90% satisfaction, setting a new benchmark for digital transformation in long-term care.
NTU Library implemented AI AMAZE – AI Guide to manage inquiries for its 8.4 million volumes. By providing multilingual, real-time responses to borrowing rules and collection queries, the system enhances information accessibility and reduces staff workload, creating a smarter, more welcoming service environment for global researchers.
The National Archives integrated AI AMAZE – AI Guide, utilizing semantic understanding and smart retrieval to transform complex records into interactive insights within 1.5 seconds. With web-crawling technology for real-time updates, it enhances archival exploration efficiency, turning static data into an engaging and educational knowledge experience.
NMMST implemented AI AMAZE – AI Guide with AMR technology to solve navigation challenges and staffing shortages. By offering multilingual interaction and dynamic storytelling, the robot enhances engagement for families and creates a seamless, interactive, and modern learning environment for marine science and technology.
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