TECTUS CORPORATION — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: AF191-005
TECTUS CORPORATION — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
Phase I SBIR feasibility signal
- Phase I awards fund proof-of-concept work. For capture teams, they mark early interest from Department of Defense in a technical approach.
- Watch for Phase II follow-ons from the same firm/topic family — that conversion path is where budgets and transition pressure rise.
- Obligated amount $29,377. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
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- Amount
- $29,377
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- AF191-005
- Solicitation
- 19.1
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2019-03-06 → 2019-06-04
Description
Tectus Corporation has developed and DEMONSTRATED the world's first eye-mounted display (EMD), in the form of an augmented reality (AR) contact lens. The technology overlays images and text on the wearer’s natural field of vision without obstructing their view of the world and without the need for bulky goggles or headsets that are awkward, interfere with normal vision, and get in the way of productivity. These comfortable lenses are safe to wear all day, inconspicuous, and display as much or as little information as needed. The EMD performs basic HUD-like functions such as displaying text messages, maps, diagrams, and status information, as well as producing geo-located AR imagery such as markers, labels, and 3D virtual objects that appear aligned with objects and locations in the real world. The outward looking imager on each contact lens can provide an eye-based video feed, enable close-range face and object recognition, read a QR code or even enable night vision. The EMD is a breakthrough eyes-up augmented reality contact lens solution that gives people instant access to information about the world around them; providing them unprecedented levels of productivity, connectivity, and mobility; while being an invisible extension of the wearer.