Innovation continuity of next generation voice communication and safety solution for the construction, transport and industrial sector.

Noto Technologies(交易名称为Mobilus Labs)致力于开发利用骨传导听力原理的新一代免提语音通信系统。这种众所周知的方法是基于与耳朵后面的头骨接触的传感器。至关重要的是，骨传导系统使用户能够在耳朵保持畅通的情况下对通信系统进行听力和通话。Mobilus正在利用这一原理，专注于开发人们在佩戴安全帽或呼吸口罩等个人防护装备时可以使用的通信系统。Mobilus目前专注于开发一种骨传导通信模块，可以夹在安全帽的标准发带上。这种夹式模块使佩戴者可以在佩戴耳机时进行正常的电话交谈，而不管周围的背景噪音水平如何。Mobilus利用投资者和创新英国基金开发了一款先进的通信器原型(开放项目#9045，完成于2019年12月)。该项目的成功导致了需求的激增，在工业部门，特别是建筑、运输和能源的申请中，多次要求延长实地试验。这还包括与一家美国企业集团签署的供应商协议，将Mobilus音频技术集成到他们的“智能Hard-Hat”产品中，该产品将增强现实智能眼镜(Microsoft Hololens 2)集成到用于远程专家应用的安全帽中。上一个由IUK资助的项目的结果使该公司能够向TRL 5展示其核心的骨传导可穿戴技术。在产品完全准备好部署到操作环境之前，需要在技术堆栈的多个部分进行进一步的研发。这些进一步研发的领域包括：改进骨传导麦克风，用于在+95分贝以上的噪音环境中操作。嵌入式免提和语音识别接口。软件定义的无线电应用程序开发研发，以达到国际标准，如ATEX，用于危险地点的操作。准备为制造而设计Mobilus可穿戴设备。新冠肺炎疫情对公司从外部投资者那里筹集足够投资的能力产生了负面影响，因为全球投资者的信心已经崩溃。随附的Innovate UK贷款使企业能够解决迫在眉睫的现金流挑战，并提供至关重要的匹配融资，以完成研发，以满足商业客户的期望。

Noto Technologies (trading as Mobilus Labs) is dedicated to developing a new generation of hands-free voice communications systems that exploit the principle of bone conduction hearing. This well known method is based on sensors in contact with the skull just behind the ears. Crucially, bone conduction systems enable the user to hear and speak to communications systems while the ear remains unobstructed. Mobilus are exploiting this principle and are focused on developing communications systems that people can use while they are wearing personal protective equipment, such as hard-hats or breathing respirators. Mobilus is currently focused on developing a bone conduction communication module that clips onto the standard headband of a hard-hat. This clip-on module makes it possible for the wearer to have a normal phone conversation, while wearing ear defenders, regardless of the level of background noise in their vicinity.Mobilus has developed an advanced prototype of the communicator using investor and Innovate UK funds (Open project #9045, completed December 2019). The success of this project has led to a surge in demand with multiple requests for extended field trials in the industrial sector, specifically applications for Construction, Transport, and Energy. This also includes a signed supplier agreement with a US conglomerate to integrate the Mobilus audio technology into their "smart hard-hat" product which integrates augmented reality smart glasses (Microsoft Hololens 2) into a hard hat for remote expert applications.The outcome of the previous IUK funded project enabled the company to demonstrate its core bone conduction wearable technology to a TRL 5. Further R&D in multiple parts of the tech stack is required before the product is fully ready to be deployed in operational environments. These areas of further R&D include:Improvements to the bone conduction microphone for operation in environments with noise above +95dB.Embedded hands free and speech recognition interface.Software defined radio application developmentR&D to meet international standards, such as ATEX, for operation in Hazardous Locations.Prepare design for manufacture (DFM) of Mobilus wearable.The Covid-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the company's ability to raise sufficient investment from outside investors, as investor confidence has dissolved globally. The enclosed Innovate UK loan enables the business to resolve immediate cash flow challenges and provide vital match finance to complete the R&D to meet the expectations of commercial clients.