Orca

OrCam Technologies is an Israeli company in the assistive technology sector, building wearable devices for people with visual impairments and reading difficulties. The company was founded by Prof. Amnon Shashua and Prof. Shai Shalev-Shwartz.

OrCam develops wearable devices that combine computer vision and natural language processing to help users read text aloud, recognize faces, and navigate their environment. The target users are people with blindness, low vision, dyslexia, and reading difficulties.

The primary product is the OrCam MyEye — a small clip-on device that attaches to eyeglasses and reads text from any surface (newspapers, books, screens) aloud, and can recognize familiar faces and products. A second product, OrCam MyReader, is focused specifically on reading support.

OrCam is headquartered in Jerusalem. Prof. Amnon Shashua, also widely known as a co-founder of Mobileye, is the most prominent public figure associated with the company.