Making nonverbal communication universally accessible

📉 The Problem

Nonverbal cues (NVC) shape every conversation—but millions of people can’t access them.

More than half of human communication is nonverbal, things like facial expressions, hand gestures, and body language. These cues are inaccessible for 400M people who are blind, low vision, or neurodiverse. The lack of access to nonverbal cues increases the likelihood of unemployment, isolation, and depression.

💡 Our Solution

We’re building ALEYE, a wearable that offers real-time, intuitive, and unobtrusive access to nonverbal communication.

ALEYE is a haptic wristband that works with smart glasses (like the Meta Ray Bans) to provide real time access to nonverbal cues.

1. Detect: The glasses detect ****expressions, body language, and gestures using our explainable AI algorithm, grounded in trusted, research-based frameworks.
2. Decode: Each cue is decoded into a unique “pattern,” defined by motion, rhythm, and intensity.
3. Deliver: The pattern is delivered through the ALEYE wristband in real time (<250ms).

Users can select and deselect which cues are communicated to them. Whether you are at a job interview, on a date, or pitching in front of a room of investors. ALEYE always provides the most important cues in each environment.

About Us

🌐 HapWare Website

🎥 HapWare Demo

👥 Team

Name: Jack Walters

Title: CEO

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Bio:

• BS, Mechanical Engineering
• GTM focus
• “Retired” college football player

Name: Dr. Bryan Duarte

Title: CTO

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Bio:

• Ph.D., CS w/ focus on haptics as a universal language
• Embedded systems
• 1 of 20 blind CS PhD’s in the World