Pupil Labs Blog

Researchers at the Center for Project-Based Learning D-ITET at ETH Zürich used Pupil Labs Neon eye tracking glasses with a four-legged Unitree robot to create an intuitive, gaze-driven navigation system. Designed for people with limited mobility, this technology enables safe, accurate robot movement through obstacle-filled spaces — all with near-instant response times.

Researchers from UWE Bristol have published a study that evaluates gaze based interfaces and interactions for assistive robots. This study offers encouraging insights into how different gaze-based interfaces can support intuitive, effective control of assistive robots — a critical step toward enhancing autonomy for individuals with limited mobility.

A New AI-Powered Approach for Live Basketball Analysis. Lozzi, Di Pompeo, Marcaccio, Alemanno and Professors Krüger, Curcio, and Migliore have developed a new system that uses wearable eye tracking and computer vision algorithms to analyze real-world visual attention in live basketball games. The system uses Pupil Labs Neon to collect gaze data during live games.

Track real-time cognitive effort during surgical training using Neon’s pupil size data and a novel algorithm from SOMAREALITY. Assessing expertise in high-stakes environments like surgery is complex. While traditional metrics such as accuracy and task completion time provide some information, they do not fully capture the underlying cognitive processes. Cognitive load, which can be reflected in moment-to-moment changes in pupil size, offers an additional perspective on the mental effort involved during complex procedures.

Researchers from BabyLab – Laboratory of Psychology and NeuroCognition at Grenoble Alpes University have created a Neon frame for young children (3-24 months). This headset leverages the open source geometry of Neon and enables researchers to gather high-quality visual attention data in natural situations that are more representative of an infant's actual world.

Researchers at McMaster University have created SocialEyes, a flexible software framework that when combined with Pupil Labs’ Neon, finally makes large-scale, multi-person eye-tracking possible in natural environments.