For Meta smart glasses
A hands-free AI co-captain for amateur boaters.
Buoys, flags, lights, and right-of-way — explained in the moment they matter. Look at a mark, ask, get a spoken answer.
“Green can 7 — keep it to port heading upbound.”
Answered offline, in about a second, eyes still on the water.
Audio-first
Works on $299 Ray-Ban Meta glasses. No display needed — eyes stay on the water.
Offline-first
Mark identification runs on GPS plus bundled chart data. No signal required, mid-lake.
Advisory only
Helm explains, it never commands. The skipper is always the lookout — COLREGS Rule 5.
Three steps, no hands.
The app runs on your phone. The glasses provide the camera, mics, and speakers — so your hands stay on the helm.
Look at a mark
You spot a buoy or a flag ahead and want to know what it's telling you.
Ask out loud
“What's that green can?” Hold-to-talk through the glasses' mics — no phone in hand.
Get a spoken answer
“Green can 7, keep it to port heading upbound.” Clear, in the moment it matters.
Everything you need to read the water.
What's that mark?
Identifies the nearest navigation mark from your GPS position and heading against offline chart data, then speaks a plain-language COLREGS explanation.
Voice queries
Hold-to-talk. “Who has right of way?” “What does one blast mean?” Answered offline with on-device speech recognition.
Glasses camera
Live stream preview and photo capture from the glasses. Snap a scene and send it to the vision model for analysis.
Reference library
US buoyage (IALA-B), light characteristics, sound signals, and right-of-way rules — every entry tap-to-speak.
Learning Center
Levels, flashcards, and a rules crossword to build fluency in the language of the water before you cast off.
Rule 5 onboarding
A first-launch acknowledgment that Helm is advisory only — the skipper is always the lookout.
Where Helm is headed.
Offline chart mark ID, reference content, rules tutor, and the audio interface.
On-device camera recognition of flags, vessels, and marks — zero-signal operation mid-lake.
Visual overlays, mark IDs, and a heads-up channel view on Ray-Ban Display.
Get on the water with a co-captain.
Helm is in early access via TestFlight. Leave your email and we'll send an invite when a spot opens.
Advisory only. Helm never replaces a proper lookout or official charts.