SmartAIs, based in Munich, develops an artificial intelligence smartphone application designed to assist people with visual impairments during everyday mobility. The app uses smartphone cameras to detect obstacles and analyze the environment in real time, alerting users to hazards as they walk. The device is intended to be carried in a specially designed breast pocket, allowing hands-free operation during navigation.
The technical foundation combines computer vision and real-time environmental analysis to process camera input from standard smartphones. The company's approach emphasizes user-centered development, incorporating frequent testing and feedback from people with visual impairments and organizations serving the blind community to ensure the product addresses genuine mobility needs.
SmartAIs describes its mission as enabling greater independence and improved quality of life through accessible everyday technology. The team's background spans artificial intelligence, robotics, and computer vision, providing the technical expertise required for the object detection and real-time analysis that underpins the application.
