HELIOS Smartglasses for the Blind

Project HELIOS represents Oxford University researcher Stephen Hicks and the RNIB Royal Nat'l Institute for the Blind's quest to give vision back to the visually impaired. Most people who are legally 'blind' have some vision left in their eyes.
Thinkable Studio designed these augmented reality AR smartglasses around new sensor technologies. We use see-thru Epson projection lenses in conjunction with three infrared and depth sensing cameras in order to 'project' the outline of people and objects into the remaining eyesight of patients. They can now navigate through space with a depth recognition of up to 4m, therefore no longer bumping into objects. Stephen Hick's 'visionary' software and this wearable hardware allow blind people a more active lifestyle. There are millions of people globally who we would like to help see again. Currently this design is going through clinical trials with design optimizations (smaller sensors/size) in the next versions.