Everysight

Everysight Ltd. is an Israeli technology company established in 2014 as a spinoff of Elbit Systems. The company develops augmented-reality smartglasses for civilian applications, with its best-known product being the Raptor, a device designed primarily for road cyclists and mountain bikers. Everysight’s technology places digital information directly into the wearer’s field of view, allowing navigation, training data, physiological measurements, and selected communication or media functions to appear as an optical layer over the surrounding environment. The company’s origins lie in a long-running optical and wearable-computing program that predates the Everysight corporate entity. Development began in 2004 with an early projection system based on a small micro-head-up display. The system used a staged beam combiner positioned in front of the eye and an OLED display supplied by eMagin. It was designed to remain visible in bright outdoor conditions and was connected by cable to a Sony subnotebook running Windows XP. Wireless ANT+ sensor links allowed the prototype to receive information from equipment used in activities such as cycling and skiing. A second generation, developed during 2006 and 2007, moved toward a free-space optical approach in which the lens itself acted as the beam combiner. This removed the need for an additional optical element directly in front of the eye and was intended to improve both visibility and safety. The design incorporated a low-power OLED display and optical correction features. A PDA-like computer running Windows CE provided processing and connectivity, including links to cellular services through a phone and to sensors such as GPS units, heart-rate belts, speed sensors, and cadence sensors. The third generation, developed between 2008 and 2010, brought more computing capability into the glasses. It incorporated a microcomputer, graphics processing, a line-of-sight system, camera, audio functions, and onboard memory. Dedicated low-power FPGA hardware enabled wireless communication with smartphones, which could serve as gateways to online services. During the 2010–2012 fourth-generation period, Everysight’s predecessor technology focused on reducing the size and weight of the optical assembly. A patented projection system based on light projected from the lens, together with aspheric and injection-moldable lens designs, helped make the frames more suitable for a compact wearable product. The optical system was engineered for high efficiency and for use in direct sunlight. The fifth-generation platform, developed from 2013 through 2017 and commercialized under the Raptor name, combined this optical work with a smaller Android-based computer integrated into the glasses. Raptor included a camera, memory, audio hardware, voice commands, wireless connectivity through Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and ANT+, a touchpad, and batteries. Its intended users were active outdoor athletes who needed information without repeatedly looking down at a cycling computer or smartphone. The projected interface could present route maps, training information, physiological data, location information, and media-sharing functions while leaving the wearer’s view of the road or trail unobstructed. Everysight’s development history is therefore characterized by the gradual integration of display optics, low-power computing, wireless sensors, and outdoor-readable interfaces. The company’s public identity is closely associated with Raptor rather than with a broad consumer-electronics portfolio. Available reference material does not establish a wider range of named commercial products, current executives, financial results, public listing, or a definitive corporate headquarters. Its documented market focus remains civilian augmented reality, especially smart eyewear for cycling and other outdoor athletic activities.

Everysight was established in 2014 as a spinoff of Elbit Systems, but the technical program behind its smartglasses had been developing for approximately a decade before the company was formed. The earliest documented work began in 2004 with a small micro-head-up display. A staged beam combiner positioned in front of the user’s eye combined the physical view with computer-generated information. An eMagin OLED component was used to make the projected information visible in full sunlight. At this stage, the display was connected to a Sony subnotebook running Windows XP, while custom software received data from ANT+ sensors used in cycling and skiing. During 2006 and 2007, the development team created a second-generation optical architecture based on a free-space principle. The lens itself served as the beam-combining surface, allowing projected light to return to the eye without placing a separate optical component in front of it. This approach was intended to preserve the wearer’s unobstructed view and improve eye safety. The system used a low-power OLED display and lenses with built-in correction for optical distortion. Processing was supplied by a specially adapted PDA-like computer running Windows CE. It could connect to a cellular network through a smartphone and receive information from GPS, heart-rate, speed, and cadence sensors. The third generation, produced between 2008 and 2010, moved additional capabilities into the glasses. It included an integrated microcomputer, graphics processing, a line-of-sight system, a camera, audio functions, and memory. Dedicated FPGA hardware was used to reduce power consumption, while wireless communication with a smartphone provided a route to internet-connected functions. This generation marked a shift from a display accessory dependent on an external computer toward a more self-contained wearable platform. From 2010 to 2012, the fourth generation concentrated on miniaturizing the optical system and reducing the dimensions and weight of the frames. Its patented projection arrangement continued to use the lens as part of the optical path. Aspheric lenses compatible with plastic materials supported injection molding, while the redesigned lens incorporated correction for optical distortion. The system was designed to retain high optical efficiency and outdoor readability, including under direct sunlight. The fifth generation was developed between 2013 and 2017 and became the basis for Raptor smartglasses. These glasses integrated an Android-based computer, camera, storage, audio, voice controls, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ANT+, a touchpad, and batteries. The product was aimed at road cyclists and mountain bikers. Information such as physiological measurements, navigation maps, training options, location data, and media-sharing features could be projected into the user’s view as an augmented-reality layer. During this stage, development progressed toward mass production, with injection-molding lines established for both plastic lenses and frames. Everysight’s documented history shows a progression from externally tethered experimental head-up displays to integrated smartglasses designed for commercial outdoor use. The company’s technical emphasis has consistently been on optical efficiency, compact form factors, visibility in bright environments, sensor connectivity, and hands-free access to athletic information. The available reference material identifies Raptor as the principal named product and does not provide reliable information about later product generations, corporate leadership, financial performance, or the company’s current headquarters.

• 2017

  Fifth-generation production development

  [1]Everysighten.wikipedia.org

  The Raptor platform progressed toward mass production, including injection-molding production lines for its plastic lenses and frames.

• 2014

  Everysight established as an Elbit Systems spinoff

  [1]Everysighten.wikipedia.org

  Everysight was established as a civilian-focused technology company spun off from Elbit Systems.

• 2013

  Raptor fifth-generation development

  [1]Everysighten.wikipedia.org

  The fifth-generation smartglasses platform that became Raptor was developed for cyclists and mountain bikers, combining augmented-reality information with onboard computing and wireless sensors.

• 2010

  Miniaturized fourth-generation optics

  [1]Everysighten.wikipedia.org

  The team developed a smaller optical solution using the lens as part of the projection system, with aspheric, injection-moldable lenses and correction for optical distortion.

• 2008

  Integrated third-generation platform

  [1]Everysighten.wikipedia.org

  A later prototype added an integrated microcomputer, graphics processing, camera, audio, memory, and wireless communication with smartphones.

• 2006

  Second-generation optical architecture

  [1]Everysighten.wikipedia.org

  Development moved to a free-space design in which the glasses lens acted as the beam combiner, reducing obstruction in front of the eye and supporting outdoor-readable information.

• 2004

  First-generation projection system

  [1]Everysighten.wikipedia.org

  The precursor development program produced a micro-head-up display using a staged beam combiner, an OLED display, a Windows XP computer, and wireless ANT+ sensor connections.

A specialist augmented-reality wearable brand focused on lightweight, sunlight-readable smartglasses for outdoor athletes, particularly cyclists and mountain bikers.

• Augmented-reality sports smartglasses

  Raptor smartglasses

  Raptor is Everysight’s principal named product and is designed for road cyclists and mountain bikers. It projects information from the lens into the wearer’s field of view, creating an augmented-reality layer over the outdoor scene. Documented functions include physiological data, map navigation, training options, location and media sharing, camera capture, audio, voice commands, and connectivity through Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and ANT+. The glasses also include an Android-based computer, memory, touchpad, and integrated batteries. Their optical system is intended to remain readable in bright sunlight while preserving the user’s view of the road or trail.

1. 1Everysighten.wikipedia.org