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astronauts. The glasses detect movement of the eyes
across a virtual keyboard that is displayed on the
inside of its lenses. Words and phrases spelled out by
the wearer are translated by the built-in software and When it Comes to
spoken through speakers in one arm. The glasses can Communication,
also let the user navigate the Internet, watch videos the Eyes Have It
and access emails privately, as only the user sees what
is being projected inside the lens. Since the digital Augmented reality glasses
Economic
Scientific
information is overlaid on the lens, users can still see engineered by LusoSpace to help European Space
Valuation
Valuation
what is going on around them. Agency (ESA) astronauts on the International Space
Station led to a spin-off company, LusoVu. LusoVu’s
Helping people with extreme mobility and commercially available smart glasses—Eyespeak—
ECONOMIC
SCIENTIFIC
communication limitations is the most important are capable of assisting patients who are suffering
impact of this technology on human lives. VALUATION VALUATION
A spin-off company, LusoVu, was set up as a extreme mobility and communication limitations.
result of the EyeSpeak development. The team is Eyespeak has the potential to benefit a proportion
exploring the downstream markets for visualization of the millions of people worldwide, per year, who
display system technologies. One idea is for use in have stroke/traumatic brain injury-related dysarthria
logistics warehouses, where head-mounted displays and associated conditions. Based on the initial ESA
would substantially improve workers’ productivity in study, LusoSpace has also developed future smart
the picking process. Potential upgrades include glasses for the consumer market with dimensions
allowing users to control their wheelchair and and shapes similar to sunglasses. LusoSpace
other things in their environment, such as air now has a partnership with DHL Portugal for
conditioning or televisions. implementing augmented reality in logistics.
To date, LusoSpace has applied for three
Earth Observation
Human
patents (one granted, to date) for augmented Innovative Global Economic
Health
reality technology. and Disaster Technology Education Development
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