Biel Glasses develops smart glasses that utilize mixed reality technology to enhance the remaining visual capacity of individuals with low vision, enabling them to detect obstacles and navigate their environment safely. By adapting lighting and providing image enhancement features, these glasses improve mobility and personal autonomy for users facing visual impairments.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
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Problem
Individuals with low vision often face mobility challenges and a lack of personal autonomy due to difficulties in detecting obstacles and navigating their environment safely. Current solutions may not fully utilize the remaining visual capacity of these individuals, leading to increased risk of falls and injuries. Existing aids may not adequately adapt to varying lighting conditions or provide sufficient image enhancement for optimal visual perception.
Solution
Biel Glasses develops smart glasses that employ mixed reality and AI to enhance the remaining visual capacity of people with low vision, thereby improving their mobility and personal autonomy. The glasses adapt lighting, enhance images, and offer a zoom feature to maximize the user's sensory capacity. By combining AI and robotics, the glasses detect potential hazards in the user's path and use mixed reality to provide accessible alerts. The technology aims to prevent falls and collisions by improving the perception of the environment, including the detection of obstacles, ground changes, and street crossings.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes individuals with low vision who seek to improve their mobility, safety, and independence, as well as healthcare providers and organizations focused on assistive technologies for the visually impaired.
Features
- Mixed reality display that adapts to the user's specific visual impairment
- AI-powered obstacle detection and real-time hazard alerts
- Image enhancement algorithms to improve contrast and clarity
- Dynamic lighting adaptation to prevent glare and improve visibility in low-light conditions
- Zoom functionality for enhanced near and far vision
- Integrates general visual enhancements with specific solutions for urban mobility challenges such as crossing streets and identifying sidewalks