arXiv AI

OpenGlass: A Sensing-Computing Split Architecture for Local MLLM-Driven Real-Time Visual Assistance

arXiv:2607. 03213v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: We present OpenGlass, an open-source, privacy-oriented, local-first system for low-latency multimodal visual assistance, with a primary focus on blind and low-vision users.

arXiv AI
Jul 3

VisionAId: An Offline-First Multimodal Android Assistant for People with Visual Impairment, Featuring Personalized Object Retrieval

arXiv:2607. 02371v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Over 285 million people worldwide live with a visual impairment, for whom everyday tasks such as avoiding obstacles, locating personal belongings, recognizing familiar faces, or handling cash remain persistent obstacles to personal autonomy.

By Cristian-Gabriel Florea, Stelian Sp\^inu
arXiv Machine Learning
1d ago

Helios 2.0: A Robust, Ultra-Low Power Gesture Recognition System Optimised for Event-Sensor based Wearables

arXiv:2503. 07825v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: We present an advance in wearable technology: a mobile-optimized, real-time, ultra-low-power event camera system that enables natural hand gesture control for smart glasses, dramatically improving user experience.

By Prarthana Bhattacharyya, Joshua Mitton, Ryan Page, Owen Morgan, Oliver Powell, Benjamin Menzies, Gabriel Homewood, Kemi Jacobs, Paolo Baesso, Taru Muhonen, Richard Vigars, Louis Berridge
arXiv AI
Jul 7

STELLA: Efficient Sensor-to-LLM Translation for On-Device Human Activity Recognition

arXiv:2607. 03089v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: HAR is increasingly expected to run continuously on edge devices, yet recent LLM-based methods remain hard to deploy: raw sensor prompts are long, cloud inference adds latency and privacy risk, and fine-tuned LLM pipelines turn general-purpose models into task-specific classifiers.

By Nirhoshan Sivaroopan, Albert Zomaya, Kanchana Thilakarathna
arXiv AI
Jul 20

EgoExoMoCap: Distributed Ego-Exo Human Motion Capture

arXiv:2607. 15868v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Human motion capture from head-mounted devices (HMDs) offers a scalable way to acquire real-world human motion and interaction data, which is crucial for applications in embodied AI and VR/AR.

By Jiaxi Jiang, Bharat Lal Bhatnagar, Nan Yang, Lingni Ma, Sebastian Starke, Robin Kips, Nadine Bertsch, Christian Holz, Federica Bogo
arXiv AI
Jun 2

Interpretable Multimodal Gesture Recognition for Drone and Mobile Robot Teleoperation via Log-Likelihood Ratio Fusion

arXiv:2602. 23694v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Human operators are still frequently exposed to hazardous environments such as disaster zones and industrial facilities, where intuitive and reliable teleoperation of mobile robots and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is essential.

By Seungyeol Baek, Jaspreet Singh, Lala Shakti Swarup Ray, Hymalai Bello, Paul Lukowicz, Sungho Suh