SyncThink Goes for Magic Leap to Get into AR

Neuro-technology specialist, SyncThink is finding its way into the realm of augmented reality (AR) through a new collaboration with Magic Leap, a special computing technology company. Under the agreement, the Palo Alto, CA-based company will bring its brain health assessments and therapy applications to Magic Leap’s One Platform. SyncThink has developed an eye tracking solution that can give insight on the brain’s health. “We use eye tracking to assess a person's brain health status,” Laura Yecies, SyncThink CEO, told MD+DI. “Specifically, we’re used by a number of clinics and sports teams to help diagnose concussion and assess fatigue levels. Sports teams often use our technology to maximize the team’s performance by assessing fatigue and readiness skills.” The partnership would help SyncThink focus solely on the software, with Magic Leap handling the hardware aspect. SyncThink said it will also use Magic Leap’s spatial computing platform to make improvements to their full suite of assessments. These improvements include adding high-precision methods to objectively assess balance, proprioception, depth perception, and convergence, among others features, for injuries such as concussions. “Magic Leap One is inspired by human physiology and has deep user sensing capabilities that make it a...
Source: MDDI - Category: Medical Devices Authors: Tags: Digital Health Testing Source Type: news