[CES 2025] Neural Lab, AirTouch: Vision and Heart Driving Touch-Free Interaction

#CES2025 - Neural Lab's AirTouch is an innovative touch-free gesture technology powered by a standard webcam, gaining attention at CES 2025 - Neural Lab's AirTouch revolutionizes efficiency and accessibility through touch-free gesture technology, opening new possibilities for industries and everyday life [Unblock Media] Neural Lab's AirTouch technology garnered significant attention at CES 2025. This technology enables gesture-based control through a touch-free interface, realizing the sci-fi technology often seen in Hollywood movies. According to the demonstration of AirTouch, its 3D hand tracking and eye recognition technology deliver high accuracy, with an initial learning time of about 15 seconds, although some user errors were observed. AirTouch can be integrated into applications in just 5 minutes with gestures similar to those of Apple Vision Pro and operates with a standard webcam, requiring no additional hardware. Compared to Microsoft's Kinect, it is more economical, and when compared to the double-tap function in Apple Watch, it supports a wider variety of gestures, enhancing user convenience. Neural Lab's software operates on various operating systems including Android 11+, Windows 10+, and Linux, and is compatible with devices like tablets, kiosks, 3D displays, and mobile phones. This was developed starting from the idea that touch control is more intuitive, aimed at making technology accessible to generations with more difficulty adapting. Neural Lab was founded during the pandemic from the personal experience of founder Sherry Chang, who struggled to communicate smoothly with her parents. Even Zoom calls were obstructed by technological barriers, leading Sherry and co-founder Oliver Chen to ponder why technology is so complex. With the goal of creating "intuitive technology like humans," they established Neural Lab and developed AirTouch, which anyone can use easily. This redefines technological accessibility by bridging the gap between people and devices. AirTouch recognizes user intentions and ignores unnecessary gestures, currently supporting nine gestures, which can be customized up to fifteen. According to CTO Oliver Chen's presentation, AirTouch has the potential to improve work efficiency by over 40% in medical and industrial fields with its nine basic gestures. Economically, AirTouch is available at a subscription fee of $30 per month for individual users and $300 per month for businesses. Its low initial installation costs and minimal maintenance costs result in a high ROI. According to Forbes' technology startup analyst, the $30 monthly subscription fee is about 20% lower than the average cost consumers spend on similar technologies. There are diverse commercial application cases. For example, it is useful in situations like controlling an MRI scan by surgeons or flipping slides during a presentation. Studies related to medical gesture control have reported that touch-free control can reduce the risk of infection by 30%, which can likely be applied to AirTouch as well. Neural Lab's success stems from the deep expertise and personal experiences of its founders. CEO Sherry Chang laid the technical foundation of Neural Lab with over 20 years of experience in software development and artificial intelligence. She acquired 15 AI and security patents while working as the Chief Architect of AI Operations at Intel, leading the design of intelligent systems for global companies and optimizing interfaces for everyday users. CTO Oliver Chen, a pioneer in AI and vision processing, successfully launched the groundbreaking vision processing technology Movidius at Intel, which revolutionized the global audience experience during the Tokyo Olympics. Additionally, real usage experiences of controlling slides with AirTouch during presentations were included. Users could easily control presentations just by making light gestures in front of the screen with their empty hands. Examining use cases, it was demonstrated in various environments, including 3D screens and web browser navigation. On the 3D screen, objects were controlled with various hand gestures, and in the web browser, gestures were used to move the cursor and perform clicking actions. Initially, there were some errors, but users could become accustomed to it after a few attempts. According to Interesting Engineering, AirTouch allows users to interact with holographic and virtual interfaces using their hands and a webcam, which is evaluated as a key element for providing futuristic user experiences. In conclusion, AirTouch significantly enhances technological accessibility through touch-free gesture control and is likely to establish itself as an innovative technology with various applications. The economic and technological benefits also position Neural Lab for highly positive growth prospects.