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Augmental
Augmental is a San Francisco startup that makes the MouthPad, a custom-made dental retainer that lets people control a computer with tongue, head and breath gestures. It began as a spinoff of the MIT Media Lab. More than 100 people with mobility challenges use the device.
Co-founder and CEO
Tomás Vega
Founders
Tomás Vega, Corten Singer
Founded
2019
Who it reaches
It reaches people with mobility challenges, including students, artists, gamers and professionals.
Key facts
- Founded
- 2019source
- Headquarters
- San Franciscosource
- Users
- more than 100 people with mobility challenges, including students, artists, gamers and professionalssource
- MouthPad price
- $1,400, not including a required dental scan priced at approximately $100source
- Vox wearable
- in beta, costs $200, with units expected to ship by late 2026source
WYDE coverage of Augmental
Sources
- MIT Media Lab: Forget the mouse: augmental's mouthpad lets the tongue control the cursor
- Pulse 2.0: Augmental Launches MouthPad To The Public Alongside New Vox Wearable
- 3Dnatives: #3DStartup Augmental's MouthPad Makes Technology More Accessible
- Creative Destruction Lab: Augmental
- Augmental: MouthPad - Hands-Free Mouse for Computer Control
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