OrCam Technologies named by Time to its list of 100 Best Inventions of 2021

OrCam Technologies, is a global leader in personal, empowering AI-driven tech innovations.

OrCam Read a first-of-its-kind, handheld digital reader that instantly reads text aloud from any printed surface or digital screen, has been named by TIME to its prestigious list of the 100 Best Inventions of 2021.

To assemble the 2021 TIME Best Inventions list, TIME solicited nominations across a variety of categories from editors and correspondents around the world, as well as through an online application process. Each contender was then evaluated on key factors, including originality, creativity, efficacy, ambition and impact, resulting in “100 ground-breaking inventions that are making the world better, smarter and even more fun.

OrCam’s mission from day one has been to pioneer computer vision and personal AI technologies that function as ‘AI as a companion’. OrCam Read directly, easily, and positively impacts the learning process and overall quality of life of students and adults of all ages who have reading challenges, including dyslexia.

Launched in 2020, OrCam Read is a highly advanced, AI-driven assistive technology that is packed into an easy-to-use, personal handheld device with a singular purpose: to meaningfully empower the user who is challenged by reading – including those with dyslexia, dyspraxia, mild to moderate low vision and reading fatigue – to read anything, regardless of their condition.

With the OrCam Read solution, users instantly and independently hear any printed and even screen-based text read out loud, with the simple press of a button.