Qwake Technologies’ C-Thru could potentially save countless lives, and it’s basically transparent glass HUD over one eye within the breathing apparatus. This device projects a live feed of vision taken from a thermal camera on the outside of the mask, which uses a shape-predicting AI algorithm, allowing the firefighter to see various materials outlined in green with zero visibility due to their different thermal conductivity. Read more for a video and additional information.
The Cosumnes Fire Department in California tested this technology in a live drill, and the firefighters who wore the C-Thru system claimed they could not only could they see the “victims”, but their surroundings as well.
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It can see through dark, and see through smoke,” said Cossman. “The idea of putting something [in front of your eyes] so that it’s always on, was the first step. But then the second step was simplifying it in a way that is reduced and made much more simple, just edges and contours of objects,” said Sam Cossman, an explorer and digital entrepreneur who led a science expedition into the crater of the Masaya volcano.