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Augmental

@augmentaltech

Seamless interfaces for hands-free human-computer interaction

 San Francisco, CA
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Joined March 2020
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Introducing VOX: a microphone you wear on your skin, made for private dictation. Works with low-volume speech (even whispers) and in loud environments. Remappable buttons for your shortcuts.
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@Mrwhosetheboss gives the MouthPad a lick. A trackpad on the roof of your mouth. Tongue moves the cursor, and a press clicks. #AssistiveTech #HandsFree #TechnologyNews
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Fully hands-free control of your phone, tablet, and computer, coming to a tongue near you. Find us at 17:40
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I tested a bunch of seriously futuristic stuff like this in the full video on YouTube! youtu.be/nQdXp6HKKik
Image from Arun Maini (@Mrwhosetheboss)
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Jump straight to it: youtu.be/nQdXp6HKKik?t=1060
I tested the most Futuristic Tech - it scared me.

I tested the most Futuristic Tech - it scared me.

getting chased, squeezed and cleaned from the inside by tech that m...

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cccccc = crystal clear close contact computer control
Vox, a small circular wearable device with a translucent housing, hanging from a thin white cord necklace against a white background. Internal components are visible through the clear enclosure, including a white circular disc at the center, a gold contact, and an orange side button.

ALT Vox, a small circular wearable device with a translucent housing, hanging from a thin white cord necklace against a white background. Internal components are visible through the clear enclosure, including a white circular disc at the center, a gold contact, and an orange side button.

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You can see it all. Nothing is concealed.
Two Augmental devices side by side on a light gray background. On the left, Vox, a small circular translucent wearable pendant hanging from a white cord, with an orange side button and internal components visible through the clear housing. On the right, MouthPad, a clear custom-fit dental retainer that molds to the upper teeth, with an amber flexible circuit board and touch sensor across the palate, thin copper traces curving along both sides, and small battery modules at the rear edges.

ALT Two Augmental devices side by side on a light gray background. On the left, Vox, a small circular translucent wearable pendant hanging from a white cord, with an orange side button and internal components visible through the clear housing. On the right, MouthPad, a clear custom-fit dental retainer that molds to the upper teeth, with an amber flexible circuit board and touch sensor across the palate, thin copper traces curving along both sides, and small battery modules at the rear edges.

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Augmental x WorkQuieter
Product image on a black background. A white Vox retail box floats at an angle, printed with a line drawing of the neck-worn device and the word VOX on its front face, and the Augmental chevron mark on its side. Below it, a purple inner tray holds a transparent puck-shaped Vox device with a white circular top, orange and yellow accent components, a USB-C port, and a black clip. Large white text across the center reads "Augmental x WorkQuieter".

ALT Product image on a black background. A white Vox retail box floats at an angle, printed with a line drawing of the neck-worn device and the word VOX on its front face, and the Augmental chevron mark on its side. Below it, a purple inner tray holds a transparent puck-shaped Vox device with a white circular top, orange and yellow accent components, a USB-C port, and a black clip. Large white text across the center reads "Augmental x WorkQuieter".

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Many AI devices are mics that are always listening. We think that’s backwards. VOX hears you only when you press it. Quieter in both senses.
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Yes, the button is orange. A homage to some of our favorite products ever. Regie 500, Claude Code, OP1, KF20, Cron Calendar…
Augmental Vox: small transparent disc device on a light gray surface, white circular button on top, bright orange switch on its side, thin white cable curving away.

ALT Augmental Vox: small transparent disc device on a light gray surface, white circular button on top, bright orange switch on its side, thin white cable curving away.

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1000 BCE Sweet Orange (Mother Nature)
A single ripe orange with textured peel, lit from the side against a dark gray gradient background.

ALT A single ripe orange with textured peel, lit from the side against a dark gray gradient background.

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VOX is the keyboard. MouthPad is the mouse. Neither one shows.
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VOX: Voice Operator eXperience A stethoscope for your voice: works at low volume and in loud environments. Across all your devices and agents.
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Voice travels through your body and vibrates your skin. The skin acts like a speaker diaphragm, displacing the air at its surface. That's the air VOX listens to, instead of pointing a mic at your face the way an earbud does.
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MouthPad is a touchpad you drive with your tongue. Now available across the US.
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Over 100 people already use, some for up to 16 hours/day. Thank you for coming along on this amazing ride with us.
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We’re hiring! Augmental is looking for a part-time Assembly Technician in San Francisco to help us build MouthPads^: the intraoral wearable that lets people control their devices hands-free, using tongue, head, and breathing gestures. If you love precise, hands-on work on intricate projects, this one’s for you. You’ll assemble MouthPads^ and charging cases, handle QA and fulfillment, keep clear documentation, and work with our engineers to refine the process. Interested? DM us or send your resume and/or portfolio to jobs@augmental.tech (role in the subject line). Full details: augmental.tech/join-us/assem… Not sure you check every box? Apply anyway. If it’s not you but you know someone relevant, please share!
A clear, custom-molded MouthPad^ that fits over the upper teeth, with copper-colored flexible circuitry — a square sensor pad and squiggly serpentine traces — and a small gold electronics module embedded in the transparent material, shown on a reflective black background.

ALT A clear, custom-molded MouthPad^ that fits over the upper teeth, with copper-colored flexible circuitry — a square sensor pad and squiggly serpentine traces — and a small gold electronics module embedded in the transparent material, shown on a reflective black background.

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We just drove a wheelchair with a tongue. If you saw the Mario Kart clip — this is what comes next.
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Driving the wheelchair outside of the lab...
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Mario Kart. Hands-free. Stock Nintendo Switch. Tongue gestures and sips for steering, items, drifts. @NintendoAmerica Racing is the hardest continuous-control challenge we've thrown at the MouthPad^ — you can't let go of the wheel. Each genre we test reveals a different layer of input design. This one changed how we think about sustained control.
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Menus too. Every selection, every cursor movement — all tongue.
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8.51 bits per second. No implant. No surgery. Tomás hit 8.51 BPS in a 60-second MouthPad^ benchmark using head-tracking + tongue clicks. Personal Best: 9.98 BPS. That rivals the best BCIs — at a fraction of the cost. From Tomás: "The mouthpad's a game-changer. It totally revolutionized how I use my computer."
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Check out the full 60 second run
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Clear a cavern of enemies with your tongue, and rule all of your devices, hands-free. Watch our very own Aragorn play LOTR with the MouthPad^ — moving around with licks and attacking with tongue presses and sips. Gaming = the ultimate stress test for input devices. Fast feedback, high stakes, spatial navigation under pressure. This is what R&D looks like at @AugmentalTech.
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We’re hiring! 👅 Join our team as we build the future of human-computer interaction while changing lives. Senior Software Engineer (Embedded/Full-Stack) San Francisco |📍On-site | Full-time ➡️ augmental.tech/join-us/softw… We develop novel HCI, with a focus on assistive tech and AI interfaces. Our flagship product, the MouthPad^, is an intraoral wearable that unlocks expressive computer control for people with limited hand mobility. Now, we’re building a consumer wearable that enables next-gen AI interaction while also empowering people with disabilities, staying true to our assistive roots. Send us your resume at jobs@augmental.tech
A transparent dental aligner or mouthguard shown against a black background, featuring embedded electronic components and copper-colored trackpad and wiring inside the clear plastic, with a faint reflection visible beneath it.

ALT A transparent dental aligner or mouthguard shown against a black background, featuring embedded electronic components and copper-colored trackpad and wiring inside the clear plastic, with a faint reflection visible beneath it.

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Not sure you meet every qualification? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend to not apply to jobs unless they meet every requirement, when in fact they’re highly qualified. We’re committed to creating a diverse and inclusive team and strongly encourage you to apply.
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“Controlling my mouse with my mouth!” Couldn’t explain the MouthPad^ better (or with more style) than our user Ryan Hudson-Peralta. 🧢 We sent Ryan, a designer and accessibility advocate, a MouthPad^ to get his feedback on the device. Check it out!
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Our #Config2025 talk is live! Check out the MouthPad^s design journey: from a single sensor to today’s product and beyond. On #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay, we’ll say it again: “We are all temporarily abled.” Let’s design for everybody. youtu.be/dJ4DoFzTcBc
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Thanks @Figma for the platform and @HudsonPeralta for joining us on stage for a demo!
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We’re headed to #CES2025 in Las Vegas, Jan 7-10! The MouthPad^ just scored a @CES Innovation Awards 2025 Honoree spot — from over 3,400 submissions judged by an elite panel of designers, engineers, and media pros. Stop by booth #62059 in Eureka Park at the Venetian to experience our live demo and hear about new products on the way. 🦾 See you there!
The image displays a transparent, custom-molded oral device with embedded flexible electronics and circuitry, resembling a dental retainer, reflected against a black background. A blue CES 2025 Innovation Awards Honoree badge is displayed in the corner.

ALT The image displays a transparent, custom-molded oral device with embedded flexible electronics and circuitry, resembling a dental retainer, reflected against a black background. A blue CES 2025 Innovation Awards Honoree badge is displayed in the corner.

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Hands-free, non-invasive control is here.🪐✨ Watch Joseph hit 4.25 bits per second—the speed of standard office tasks—in his very first hour with the MouthPad^, acing head-tracking + tongue clicks in seconds. With practice, MouthPad^ users are reaching 7.85 BPS, approaching the performance of cutting-edge brain-computer interfaces — no implants required. What would you do with your newfound tongue abilities? From photography to gaming, see how users are honing their passions: augmental.tech/our-users
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How many licks does it take to master the MouthPad^ (originally a lollipop with sensors)? 😛🍭
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After nearly 5 years in the garage, we’re stoked to announce our $4M Seed round led by SCI Ventures, @murata_na, Revere Partners, LivEdge Capital, @FenVentures, @CaraoVC, and Tesserakt Ventures. forbes.com/sites/naveenrao/2…
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It’s an honor to have backing from experts in the neuro, dental, electronics, and disability spaces and to keep improving human-computer interaction, inspired by real humans. With these resources, we’ll be able to get MouthPads^ to more people and unlock FDA clearance for insurance funding and wheelchair control. And look out for V2: MouthPad^Audio, for whisper + silent speech. We truly believe that by designing for those who are most constrained, we can make solutions that are better for everybody. Bows to our angels for being with us on the journey: @ericmigi, @cmonkey, @joshspear, @tuxedocat, and many other amazing humans. And thanks to @naveen101 for telling our story!
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