It sounds like science fiction, but it’s reality: Start-up Mojo is developing a smart contact lenses, which not only corrects ametropia, but can also show health data or information about the environment. The California company has now made a breakthrough with the development of a prototype.
The heart of Mojo lenses is hiring microLED display With a diameter of 0.5 millimeters. This a. is operated by ARM Core M0 Microprocessor And the medical micro batteries are also located in the lens. The display should include text, graphics, and even high definition video Project onto the wearer’s retina.
eye tracking controls
The lens is controlled by eye tracking, which the start-up says is more accurate than today’s flagship lenses thanks to its accelerometer, gyroscope and magnetometer Virtual Reality Technologies, For communication – for example with a smartphone – the start-up uses a 5GHz transmitter and receiver. These are characterized by extremely low latency and consume less energy than Bluetooth.
Mojo lenses will initially be sold to amateur athletes. start-up is already one of them Partnership with Adidas Running and the technology company 18Birdies, which specializes in golf. The goal is to project real-time training data and statistics into the field of view without distraction from training.
Smart Contact Lenses for Visually Impaired People
As a next step, the start-up wants to test its prototype extensively and develop its own apps for the lens as well. In addition, the company begins clinical trials visually impaired people, The lens must support them by increasing contrasts, enlarging certain areas, or automatically detecting and enhancing outlines.
Mojo. by Smart Contact Lens
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It is not yet known when smart contact lenses will be approved for use. Mojo Co-Founder Mike Weimar However, rest assured that it is not in the not too distant future. “I knew there would be intelligent contact lenses at some point, but I was thinking in 10 or 20 years, not now,” says Weimer in a sending company Cited.
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