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eyeLight
The EyeLight is an inclusive smart device that empowers mobility and independence for people who are visually impaired and blind. It uses a wearable 3D camera that can be clipped to any personal object in order to capture the user’s surroundings. After analyzing the data by using artificial intelligence, the user gets essential information through two kinds of outputs. First, instructions and information (e.g.: (colors, GPS guidelines, texts, etc.) are transmitted to the user via a Bluetooth earpiece that uses bone-conduction technology. At the same time, a physical 3D illustration of the surrounding is given in real-time. The combination of hearing and somatosensorial enables EyeLight users to touch, feel, and understand the dynamic surrounding with precision without physical contact.
eyeLight's Story
Their main goal is to build a company that dramatically improves the lives of visually impaired users and change the way that blind people “see.” This should be the greatest significance of every tech company – what good is innovation if there’s no human impact? Or never thought that she could be an entrepreneur herself. During her teenage years, her grandfather started losing his sight. She couldn’t accept the fact that a blind person should have to find a simple task complicated. At the age of 21, she decided to become part of a very strong community of social entrepreneurs in Israel.