ARIA Research

Founded in 2019 by close friends Rob Yearsley and Mark Harrison

ARIA Research is an Australian startup pioneering groundbreaking technology to assist individuals with vision disabilities. Their innovative solution, ARIA (Augmented Reality in Audio), translates visual information into sound through a pair of smart glasses. Leveraging cutting-edge machine vision, artificial intelligence, and spatial audio systems, ARIA delivers a sense of vision via binaural audio, enabling users to perceive their surroundings through sound.

The company's world-first device aims to provide a comprehensive, commercially scalable solution to address the unmet needs of the 338 million people globally who are blind or have low vision. By interpreting real-time visual data into auditory cues, ARIA seeks to increase independence and improve the quality of life for its users, empowering them to navigate and interact with their environment more effectively.