The Waterford-based company has created ‘Athena’, a virtual avatar that will take voice commands and complete tasks.

Engage XR has developed and demonstrated the integration of AI into its metaverse platform in the form of a virtual employee named Athena.

The Irish company, formerly called VR Education, officially launched its enterprise-focused metaverse platform, Engage Link, last year.

Prior to launching the platform, the Waterford-based company partnered with big names like Lenovo, HTC, and Stanford University to help create its platform. Now, the introduction of Athena marks another milestone for the company.

According to Engage XR, the avatar is a fully interactive virtual employee that will take voice commands and complete tasks. May…