The device would facilitate their work through a natural interface so they can do different things without using their hands. We accepted the Space Apps challenge for creating a wearable accessory that could help people interacting with computers, electronic devices and also everyday things just looking at them.Ĭhallenge: The challenge is to design and build a wearable accessory that could be useful for the NASA ground engineers and also astronauts in their lab or field activities. The absence of gravity hinders the mobility of the astronauts inside the station and may affect their work and safety. NASA engineers doing lab and field work often need to operate with computers and other tools but in some situations this interaction is not easy and may cause them to interrupt their activities. Interacting with objects just looking at them has always been a dream for humans. This project is solving the Space Wearables: Designing for Today’s Launch & Research Starschallenge.
The target devices are identified using light beacons (similar to LiFi technology) and controlled with wireless protocols. The system combines eye tracking with a frontal camera to know where you are looking. This device could help engineers from NASA and astronauts on their tasks. The project (hardware & software) was built from scratch during the Space Apps Zaragoza to solve the Space Wearables challenge. Eye of Horus is an open source platform to control any device just looking at them.