Technology
While most traditional systems rely on old-school 2D RGB cameras, Observant leverages the very best of both 2D RGB cameras and 3D depth sensors to achieve ultimate performance & accuracy, with no compromises.
| Camera | Depth sensor | |
|---|---|---|
| Image | 2D | 3D |
| Supports low lighting | ||
| Skin tone agnostic | ||
| Head tracking accuracy | ||
| Gaze tracking accuracy | ||
| Eyelid extraction | ||
| Supports sunglasses | 1 | |
| Calibration-free | ||
| Competition | ||
| Observant |
The Competition
Here's what else is out there.
| Inputs | Emotion recognition | Gaze tracking | Homepage demo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observant | 2D RGB Depth sensor | |||
| Affectiva |
2D RGB
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| Eyeris | 2D RGB | |||
| Moodify | 2D RGB Wristband | |||
| Sentio | Wristband | |||
| Smart Eye | 2D RGB Iris scanner |
Depth sensor vs. iris scanner
Two infrared-based solutions, compared.
Depth sensor
Observant harnesses depth sensors to capture 3D depth data for over 5 muscle groups for each eye, inferring granular information such as gaze direction based on eye lid position.
Combined with RGB pupil and iris tracking makes Observant ideal for high-fidelity eye tracking and emotion recognition, in all lighting conditions.
Iris scanner
Iris scanning is an older technology commonly used to perform a 2D scan of a user's iris.
While it is mostly used for biometric authentication applications, it is sometimes used to perform elementary gaze tracking in low-light conditions.