by Speaksee
Speaksee is a Dutch assistive technology company founded in 2016 in Rotterdam. Its microphone kit is designed specifically for group settings where a single phone microphone struggles to distinguish speakers — a gap left by most captioning apps. Following a 2024 funding round, the company is expanding into the UK, Switzerland, Denmark, and Norway.
Multiple small wireless microphones are distributed among meeting participants; each microphone is assigned a distinct colour, and the iOS or Android companion app displays who is speaking in real time with per-speaker colour coding. The AI engine adapts to accents and filters background noise, achieving high accuracy in meetings, classrooms, and social gatherings of up to nine people. Captions are saved as transcripts after the session.
Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals who regularly participate in multi-person settings — team meetings, university lectures, family gatherings — where a single-device captioning app cannot reliably identify individual speakers or pick up voices from across a table.
The Urban Xplorer is a lightweight, adjustable folding white cane made from aerospace aluminium, designed for blind and low-vision users navigating city environments. It comes in four sizes (Small through X-Large) and features a redesigned dome tip, hardened aluminium joints, and a foam grip. The cane is built to handle common urban obstacles such as cobblestones, sewer grates, and uneven sidewalks.
Awarewolf
TAMI is a wearable assistive device designed for blind and vision-impaired users that integrates obstacle detection technology into a modern glasses frame. It uses haptic vibrations to alert wearers to upper-body-level obstacles that a white cane cannot detect. The device aims to increase independent mobility and confidence during travel.
Lighthouse Tech
The Awarewolf All Terrain Cane is a titanium folding mobility cane designed for blind and low-vision hikers navigating rugged outdoor terrain. It features an adjustable foam grip handle, a rolling ball tip, and a reinforced stainless-steel folding joint capable of bearing the user's weight. The cane retains the familiar form factor of a traditional red-and-white mobility cane while providing enhanced stability on uneven ground.
Awarewolf
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