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of the MouthBased
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Who
A device developed by MIT engineers allows
people living with paralysis to interact with
phones and computers using their tongue,
mouth, and head gestures.
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What
Augmental, a startup founded by Tomás Vega,
is deploying technology that lets people with
movement impairments seamlessly
interact
with their personal computational devices.
Augmental's first product is the MouthPad,
which allows users to control their computer,
smartphone, or tablet through tongue and
head movements. The MouthPad's pressure-sensitive
touch pad sits on the roof of the
mouth, and, working with a pair of motion
The MouthPad allows users to interact with phones and computers using their
tongue and other head gestures. (Image: Augmental)
sensors, translates tongue and head gestures into cursor scrolling and clicks in real time via Bluetooth. Augmental
generates each MouthPad design using a 3D model based on a scan of the user's mouth. The team then 3D prints the
retainer using dental-grade materials and adds the electronic components. With the MouthPad, users can scroll up,
down, left, and right by sliding their tongue. They can also right click by doing a sipping gesture and left click by
pressing on their palate. For people with less control of their tongue, bites, clenches, and other gestures can be used,
and people with more neck control can use head-tracking to move the cursor on their screen.
Where
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Why
Improving the accessibility of technologies can provide equitable access and enable improved experiences for
everyone.
When
People with spinal cord injuries are already using the MouthPad every day to interact with their favorite devices independently.
Augmental is hoping to gain U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance over the next year to help
users do things like control wheelchairs and robotic arms.
Contact Prabhpreet Gill, Technology Licensing Associate, Office of Technology Licensing, at psgill@princeton.edu,
609-258-3653, or visit https://innovation.princeton.edu
For more information, contact Abby Abazorius at abbya@mit.edu; 617-253-2709.
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