Manifesto
Ten commandments we build by.
Vision intelligence is too important to leave to platforms designed for someone else. These are the principles we hold ourselves to: in code, in hardware, and in conversation with the community we serve.
Sight is a right, not a luxury.
285 million people are denied it. We build to change that, not to optimize a metric.
Accessibility is the product.
Not a feature, not a checkbox, not a setting menu. The entire surface is built around one user.
Purpose-built, never adapted.
A device for the blind is not a device for the sighted with extra modes. Garmin over Apple Watch. Specialization is the moat.
Awareness without prompting.
A trusted companion notices first. If something is coming, the user hears about it before they have to ask.
The world should be legible.
Signs, faces, text, obstacles, intent. All narrated naturally, in plain language, on demand or in advance.
Personalization is prescriptive.
Every person's residual vision is different. The system fits the person, not the average. Onboarding feels like an eye exam, not a tutorial.
Transparency over magic.
We tell users what the system sees, what it is uncertain about, and why it spoke. Trust is built in plain words.
We control the full pipeline.
Hardware, perception, conversation. No SDK we don't own decides what blind users can experience.
Dignity by design.
Glasses that look human, not robotic. Bone conduction over earbuds. The product should feel like jewelry, not equipment.
The community decides done.
We ship what blind users would wear. Their advocacy is the only metric that matters.
“Everyone should be able to see.”
New Haven, CT