'Smart' glasses could help track Parkinson's symptoms

Two artificial intelligence companies are working on a pair of technology-imbued spectacles designed to track the severity of Parkinson's symptoms. UK start-up Emteq and Munich-based audEERING, both of which specialise in technology designed to track emotional responses, will collaborate on a device that will use facial tracking and vocal analysis to track "key physical indicators" of Parkinson's disease. Emteq designs sensor-laden wearable devices capable of tracking facial expression, which are interpreted by the company's AI platform to gauge emotional responses. AudEERING, meanwhile, is an audio analysis firm that uses machine intelligence and deep learning techniques to determine the emotional state of the speaker. The'smart' glasses will combine Emteq's hardware and emotion-tracking technology with an AI model developed by audEERING said to be capable of detecting vocal changes associated with Parkinson's Disease.