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The last ten metres.

A navigator brings you to the building and says “you have arrived”. The door is yours to find. AIVIS is smart glasses that find the door, the stop and the sign, and tell you where they are.

Three numbers we refuse to accept

  1. 10 m
    The navigator says “you have arrived” and leaves you ten metres from the door.Source: Saha et al., ASSETS 2019
  2. 17 of 22
    blind travellers, stuck at a door they could not find, had to ask someone who could see.Source: Saha et al., ASSETS 2019
  3. 94 %
    of blind people have walked into something at head height that the cane never warned them about.Source: Manduchi and Kurniawan, 2011

What already exists

  • Glasses that look, listen and speak

    A camera, a microphone, a speaker and a button in one frame. The frame is drawn in three sizes.

  • The circuit behind them

    The electronics are connected on a board thirty millimetres long. The design is finished and the factory files are ready.

  • The glasses before the glasses

    You can talk to the assistant today: a laptop plays the part of the glasses and the phone, so ideas are tried before the first pair exists.

Six workstreams, three checkpoints

We move to the next stage when a checkpoint’s conditions are met, not when a date arrives.

  • Done9
  • In progress2
  • Deciding or waiting6
  • Upcoming15

As of 16 October 2026

Done
We are hereNow
Checkpoint 1 choiceStage 2build
Checkpoint 2 buildStage 3demo
Checkpoint 3 demoWearable prototype
Users

Find

algorithm and architecture

The heart of AIVIS: the engine that searches a whole street for whatever you ask.

Done:
Two architecture passes
Now:
Architecture decisiondeciding
Stage 2, build:
“Find” engine v1
Stage 3, demo:
Test-bench run
Wearable prototype:
Text reading and object search

Quality checks

test bench and run environment

Someone who cannot see the street must rely on every answer, so we test on real street footage.

Done:
Test-bench specification
Now:
Who captures street imagery in Russiadeciding
Stage 2, build:
Metrics on the first scenarios
Stage 3, demo:
Metrics against thresholds

Research with people

diary, trial, consents

Built with the people who will wear it: a diary of everyday journeys, early versions, everyone’s consent.

Done:
Diary bot and trial console
Now:
Consents: lawyer’s replyawaiting reply
Stage 2, build:
Console on two phones
Stage 3, demo:
First diary cohort
Users:
First tests with users

Glasses

hardware and enclosure

Making it wearable: the circuit in the frame, then a complete prototype.

Done:
Carrier board v2
Enclosure S, M, L in 3D
Now:
Enclosure and board alignmentin progress
Hardware pathdeciding
Stage 2, build:
Board order and assembly
Enclosure printing
Wearable prototype:
Full wearable prototype

Voice

talking through the glasses

A conversation you can join in your own words, not a menu.

Done:
Protocol, codec, cloud
Simulator: conversation without hardware
Now:
Firmware v1: two-way audiopaused
Stage 2, build:
Android relay
Stage 3, demo:
Test on the glasses

Market and funding

grants, investors, market

Who needs this most and who can help pay for it: grants and investors.

Done:
Competitors, payers, market
22 grant and investor programs
Now:
TLF applicationin progress
Legal entity and lawyerdeciding
Stage 2, build:
First grant application
Stage 3, demo:
Pitch deck and demo video

What it takes to pass a checkpoint

Checkpoint 1 choice

The “Find” architecture and the hardware path are chosen. The engine contract is refined. The test bench computes metrics on the first scenarios.

Checkpoint 2 build

Version 1 of “Find” passes its first run on the test bench. 3D layout concepts exist. The trial console works on two phones over a mobile network.

Checkpoint 3 demo

We show the demo. Metrics are compared against thresholds. Handover documents are ready.

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