Elihle Amahle Stali
Founder & CEO
Software, AI, product strategy and partnershipsBorn in Mdantsane · Built for human independence
Independence,
described in your language.
Multilingual AI smart glasses designed to help blind and low-vision people understand their surroundings and move with greater confidence.
Concept design · form-factor ambition
Recorded software test · faces blurred for privacy
It notices people
as they move.
Recorded in a busy restaurant: our software finds people and follows them as they walk. It is the foundation for short, spoken guidance.
- 01Sees
- 02Understands
- 03Speaks
- 04Protects
Inside the perception loop
Watch the glasses
think in real time.
An interactive simulation of what the glasses notice, what they decide matters, and the one short phrase they say. It illustrates the experience—not the underlying implementation.
The engineering behind it
Glasses say
Listening to the scene…
- 01
Sense
A forward-facing camera sees what the wearer is facing.
- 02
Perceive
People and everyday objects are recognised and followed moment to moment.
- 03
Decide
Only what matters is kept: what is close, in the walking path, or getting closer.
- 04
Speak
One short phrase in the wearer's language—and silence when nothing matters.
The wearer is
Guidance language · tap to hear it
Design rule: the glasses never announce that a path is “clear”. They describe what they notice and leave every decision with the user.
Built for South Africa
Six languages.
One short phrase.
Guidance in English, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sesotho, Sepedi and Afrikaans, with native-speaker voices for key warnings.
Play a guided journeyLEAP East · Hong Kong
From the Eastern Cape
to the world stage.
A Grade 11 idea from Mdantsane, now a top-150 LEAP global finalist, featured on CGTN and in national media.
Watch the full one-minute film from Hong KongThe team
A multidisciplinary team
built for execution.
Nomzamo Nkatshu
Business Development & Operations
Partnerships, coordination and commercialisation
Kau Mohlamonyane
Electronics Engineer
Embedded electronics, PCB development, power systems and hardware integration
Kwanele Mabanga
Electrical & Computer Engineer
Computing architecture, electrical systems and PCB advisory
Nick Ndhlovu
Mechanical Engineering & Product R&D
Mechanical architecture, thermal management, materials, durability and design-for-manufacture
Musawenkosi Somhaya
Industrial & Product Designer
CAD, ergonomics, physical product design, rapid prototyping and user experience
Sinawo Zuba
Data Science & Algorithmic Systems
Data-driven models and local-language computer-vision mapping
Ovayo Mhlengi
Cloud Systems & Infrastructure
Application infrastructure, connected services and user-data systems
Pheletso Molefe
Materials Research & Product Sustainability
Material selection, sustainability assessment, product durability and responsible material integration
Philasande Tono
Finance & Accounting
Bookkeeping, financial records, budgeting and financial managementSoftware, electronics, mechanical engineering, industrial design, data science, finance and business: one product.
How we work togetherNext: real-world validation
15 pilot glasses.
Real users. Real evidence.
A controlled pilot turns public attention into safety data, product decisions and buyer confidence.
6South African languages
10Team members across engineering, design, data and business
100+Automated software tests
15Pilot units in the next validation stage
Progress, not noise