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Longitude Prize on Dementia awarded to AI smart glasses

Longitude Prize on Dementia awarded to AI smart glasses

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The Longitude Prize on Dementia has awarded the £1m grand prize to CrossSense, a personalised AI-powered assistant for smart glasses that identifies everyday objects and guides people living with early-stage dementia through daily activities. The smart glasses capture the environment of the person living with dementia, and the AI interprets that information to help the user do the things that define independence. By asking gentle prompts, CrossSense’s AI companion understands and learns a person’s unique way of doing things, adapting to each user’s needs as their dementia progresses. Szczepan Orlins, CEO, CrossSense Ltd, commented: “The technology is designed to support daily living, integrating multiple senses to simplify essential tasks. “We’re grateful to the people living with dementia and their families who helped shape it. This win brings us closer to making CrossSense available to the public within the next year.” The importance of the Longitude Prize on Dementia Dementia is a progressive condition, and there is currently no cure. Around one million people in the UK are living with dementia, and this number is projected …

The Longitude Prize on Dementia

The Longitude Prize on Dementia

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Ahead of The Longitude Prize on Dementia in March, The Innovation Platform heard from Ruth Dixon, Programme Lead at Challenge Works, about the five finalists and technology-based tools developed to help individuals with dementia maintain their independence at home. The Longitude Prize on Dementia is a £4.4m prize to drive the creation of personalised, technology-based tools that are co-created with people living with dementia, helping them to maintain their independence at home. Since 2024, five finalists have been supported to develop new assistive technologies, with the £1m grand prize to be awarded in March 2026. Dementia is a progressive condition, and there is currently no cure. We know that going into a hospital or a care home that is unfamiliar can speed up the progression of people’s dementia symptoms. Assistive technology can help people stay safe and independent in their homes for longer. The Longitude Prize on Dementia has incentivised and supported the creation of five technologies that use the latest advances in technology, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning to provide personalised support for …