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EchoPath
An older man with white hair wears EchoPath glasses, eyes closed, seen in profile against a white wall. A small camera sits at the front corner of the frame.

Glasses that tell blind and low-vision people where hazards are, through touch.

A camera on the frame reads what is ahead. Small motors in the frame point to it. No voice unless something is urgent.

In daily use by 8 people in San Jose since 2025.

Watch it work

How it works

  1. Close view of the front corner of an EchoPath frame. A small round camera lens is set into it, with the metal hinge just behind.

    It looks.

    The camera on the temple scores everything ahead by distance, movement, and direction. Under 300 milliseconds from camera to skin.

  2. An EchoPath frame seen from the front left on a white table: thick black rims, the camera at the outer corner, the temple arm behind it.

    It points.

    An array of small vibration motors inside the frame pulses toward the hazard, across up to 270 degrees. Closer means stronger. The wearer feels where, not just that something is there.

  3. An older man with white hair puts on EchoPath glasses with both hands. The camera sits at the corner of the frame by his right eye.

    It stays quiet.

    No audio unless the wearer asks a question or something is about to hit them. If they are hurt, SOS can reach a loved one.

Specs

  • Under 300ms

    camera to skin, measured

  • 8 hour battery

    a full day of walking

  • Runs on the glasses

    works without a phone or a connection

  • Optional phone pairing

    adds SOS and road conditions

Privacy

What it does not do.

  • Faces

    No facial recognition. It scores shapes, distance, and motion. It does not identify people.

  • Video

    No video stored. Frames are processed on the glasses and discarded. Nothing is uploaded by default.

  • Connection

    Works without a phone or an internet connection.

  • Phone app

    Pairing with the phone app is optional. It adds SOS and road conditions and nothing else.

Happy to walk your compliance team through it.

Pilot program

5 sites. Winter 2026.

Terms

Pairs per site
2 to 5
First month
Free
From month two
$50 per pair per month
Length
90 days
At the end
Keep them at $500 per pair, pilot fees credited. Or send them back.
Ships
First week of December 2026

What you get

  • Pairs fitted for your wearers.
  • Setup and training for your O&M staff.
  • A direct line to the person who built them.
  • A weekly check-in.
  • Everything your wearers tell us goes straight into the next build.

What we need

  • An O&M instructor or program lead as the point of contact.
  • 2 to 5 wearers.
  • A signed pilot agreement.

Recognition

  • Startup World Cup Regional Champion 2026
  • YC S26 interview
  • Published research
  • Patent pending
  • Built in San Jose