{"id":942964,"date":"2026-07-16T00:19:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T04:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nenow.in\/?p=522073"},"modified":"2026-07-16T00:19:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T04:19:19","slug":"manipur-startup-akumen-ai-develops-smart-glasses-for-visually-impaired-individuals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.manipur.org\/news\/2026\/07\/16\/manipur-startup-akumen-ai-develops-smart-glasses-for-visually-impaired-individuals\/","title":{"rendered":"Manipur startup Akumen AI develops smart glasses for visually impaired individuals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-8-4.jpg?fit=800%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Manipur AI smart glasses\" style=\"float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-8-4.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-8-4.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-8-4.jpg?resize=768%2C461&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-8-4.jpg?resize=400%2C240&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-8-4.jpg?resize=150%2C90&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-8-4.jpg?fit=800%2C480&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<figure><img width=\"800\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-8-4.jpg?fit=800%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"Manipur AI smart glasses\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-8-4.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-8-4.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-8-4.jpg?resize=768%2C461&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-8-4.jpg?resize=400%2C240&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-8-4.jpg?resize=150%2C90&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nenow.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-8-4.jpg?fit=800%2C480&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Imphal: Imphal-based startup Akumen Artificial Intelligence (AI) met with Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on July 15 to showcase INSIGHT, an AI-powered smart glasses system for the visually impaired. Designed to read text, identify objects, and support 22 Indian languages, including Manipuri, the device aims to enhance the independence of visually impaired individuals in the [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/nenow.in\/north-east-news\/manipur\/manipur-startup-akumen-ai-develops-smart-glasses-for-visually-impaired-individuals.html\">Manipur startup Akumen AI develops smart glasses for visually impaired individuals<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/nenow.in\/\">NorthEast Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"syndicated-attribution\">Read more \/ Original news source: <a href=\"https:\/\/nenow.in\/north-east-news\/manipur\/manipur-startup-akumen-ai-develops-smart-glasses-for-visually-impaired-individuals.html\">https:\/\/nenow.in\/north-east-news\/manipur\/manipur-startup-akumen-ai-develops-smart-glasses-for-visually-impaired-individuals.html<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imphal: Imphal-based startup Akumen Artificial Intelligence (AI) met with Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on July 15 to showcase INSIGHT, an AI-powered smart glasses system for the visually impaired. 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