Students behind assistive tech start-up win NovaUCD contest

Students behind assistive tech start-up win NovaUCD contest

Auralink is developing an AT platform that allows visually impaired people to use smart glasses for better independence.

Student start-up developing assistive technology for the visually impaired named one to watch by NovaUCD

Auralink has today been announced as the overall winner of the 2026 NovaUCD Student Enterprise Competition, an intensive four-week accelerator programme for emerging student entrepreneurs at University College Dublin (UCD). Auralink is focused on developing an AI-powered assistive technology platform using smart glasses to enhance safety and independence for people with visual impairments. By combining [… The post Student start-up developing ass…

Start-up using AI to assist visually impaired wins NovaUCD Student Enterprise Competition

Auralink has been announced as the overall winner of the 2026 NovaUCD Student Enterprise Competition, a four-week accelerator programme for emerging companies at UCD. The firm is developing an AI-powered assistive technology platform using smart glasses to enhance safety and independent for people with visual impairments. By combining smartphone software and smart glasses, Auralinks aims to provide real-time environmental sensing, object recogni…