Success of Hungarian innovator in Brussels

Forbes.hu reports of yet another Hungarian startup success, this time at the European Leadership Awards held in Brussels this year. The ‘European Innovator of the Year’ prize was awarded for the first time this year, and a Hungarian startupper won it.

Krisztián Imre, the Hungarian innovator, won the prize awarded during the Brussels European Business Summit as the innovator of the year. The new award recognises exceptional achievements in areas such as business, politics, enterprises and innovations.

Krisztián Imre was chosen as first from these categories, for his plan to improve the mobility of the visually impaired.

The prize was won by his promising idea, EVA (Extended Visual Assistant), which is a pair of smart glasses that uses machine vision, allowing blind and visually impaired people to move around more easily, both in inner and outer locations. At present, the idea is supported by Start it @K&H, with a future promise of helping masses of those restricted by vision problems to get around more independently.

“EVA is a pair of smart glasses that connects to a cell phone. The phone analyses the information provided by the immediate surroundings, with the help of artificial intelligence, and then passes on the information for the user through direct speech.”

– explained the founder.

EBU, the European Blind Union, reports of approximately 30 million people living in Europe who are restricted by their vision. For them, daily tasks, like getting around in the city or using public transport, already require immense work and thus cause a lot of stress.