OrCam Technologies Ltd., the world’s most advanced wearable artificial vision innovator for people who are partially sighted, blind, have reading difficulties or reading fatigue, has been selected to demonstrate to HRH Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, during the first-ever official visit by a member of the Royal Family to Israel.
The meeting at the British Ambassador to Israel’s residence in Ramat Gan, initiated by the British Embassy’s UK Israel Tech Hub to showcase advanced Israeli technology that impacts society, will take place on Tuesday, June 26th.
The British Embassy issued a communication announcing, “His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge will attend a tech innovation demo… The Duke will meet four Israeli start-up companies and hear the story behind their products. OrCam created a wearable assistive technology device, fitted to an individual’s glasses, enabling those with visual impairment to read, perform daily activities, and live more independently.”
“We are deeply honoured to have the opportunity to present OrCam MyEye to Prince William during his historic visit to Israel,” said Mr. Ziv Aviram, OrCam Co-founder, President and CEO. “We will demonstrate how our breakthrough artificial vision technology has been empowering the lives of tens of thousands of British citizens and users around the world.”
Wireless, lightweight and tiny – the size of a finger, OrCam MyEye 2.0’s pioneering assistive technology discreetly reads printed and digital text aloud – from any surface – in real time. Instant face recognition and identification of consumer products, colours and money notes provides increased independence. Magnetically mounted on the wearer’s eyeglasses frame and weighing less than an ounce, OrCam MyEye 2.0 is the only wearable artificial vision tech that is activated by an intuitive pointing gesture or simply by following the wearer’s gaze – allowing for hands-free use without the need of a smartphone or Wi-Fi.
“With OrCam MyEye 2.0 we have developed an end-to-end solution that employs Computer Vision not only in the principal feature flow, but also in the user interface itself,” said Prof. Amnon Shashua, OrCam Co-founder, Chairman and CTO.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 253 million people – over 3% of the world population – is blind or visually impaired. Available in 18 languages and 25 countries, OrCam MyEye is available through many sight loss charities including the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) and Blind Veterans, which provides the OrCam MyEye device to veterans who have lost their sight either through active service or age-related eye conditions.
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