VIRNECT wins honors in three categories at CES 2027 with smart glasses

[Financial News] VIRNECT said on the 10th that its “VisionX Marine” AI- and augmented reality (AR)-enabled smart glasses for work in confined spaces had been named an honoree in three categories of the U.S. “CES 2027” Innovation Awards.
The award categories are AI; extended reality (XR) and spatial computing; and products supporting human security. Building on “VisionX,” which won a “CES 2025” Innovation Award, VIRNECT developed the product for confined-space work that requires an SCBA, such as ship inspections and maintenance.
VisionX Marine adds smart-glasses functionality by replacing the front shield and upper frame of an existing commercial SCBA mask. Workers can check inspection and maintenance information and their remaining air supply in their field of vision while wearing the SCBA.
AI analyzes gauges and equipment captured by the camera and displays points that need to be checked. Workers can ask an AI chatbot about maintenance procedures by voice. Where communications are available, VIRNECT’s remote collaboration solution, Remote, lets workers share their field of vision with outside experts in real time. During ship inspections, shore-based experts can mark inspection locations on a worker’s screen using AR and guide them on the necessary actions.
In an emergency, indoor positioning technology displays arrows in workers’ field of vision to show the direction to evacuate. Voice recognition, AI video analysis and evacuation guidance are processed directly on the device, so they remain available even if the internet connection is lost.
An industry source said, “In confined spaces, workers need to be able to check their remaining air supply or the direction to evacuate immediately, even while operating equipment.” The source added, “The key to adoption in the field will be how well this approach—checking necessary information in one’s field of vision while wearing an SCBA—works under actual working conditions.”
VIRNECT is pursuing the product’s field deployment and commercialization in conjunction with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries’ “Rapid Commercialization Support Program for AI Application Products in the Oceans and Fisheries Sector.” A VIRNECT representative said, “VisionX Marine combines AI and AR technologies to enhance worker safety and on-site response capabilities.” The representative added, “Starting with the shipbuilding and marine industries, we will expand the potential applications of the technology to chemical and energy plants, as well as special-purpose fields such as defense and chemical, biological and radiological response.”

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