Apple Taps Northwestern Eye-Tracking Tech for Vision Pro Wheelchair Controls

Engineering News

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Professor Karan Ahuja is one of 74 outstanding early-career engineers selected for NAE's signature event, designed to facilitate the cross-disciplinary exchange of ideas and techniques to strengthen US innovative capacity.

In the Media

Apple Taps Northwestern Eye-Tracking Tech for Vision Pro Wheelchair Controls

Crain’s Chicago Business wrote about how years-long research at Northwestern and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab done by a team with Professor Brenna Argall is being put to use by Apple in tech that lets eye movements create the signals that power wheelchair control systems.

Crain's Chicago Business

Northwestern Tech Helps Power Apple Vision Pro Wheelchair-Control Feature

Apple unveiled a new Vision Pro accessibility feature that allows users to control powered wheelchairs using only their eyes, and technology developed by Professor Brenna Argall helps make it possible.

In the Media

‘Light in a Bottle’ Liquid Can Harvest and Store Energy from Multiple Sources

Science wrote about the substance developed by Professor Samuel Stupp that has “remarkable” behavior and could lead to devices powered by energy-rich gels.

Science

Apple Taps Northwestern Eye-Tracking Tech for Vision Pro Wheelchair Controls

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