VUZIX CORP.

History

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1997 Founded in 1997 by Paul Travers, Vuzix is an optical technology company headquartered in New York, U.S., with specialty manufacturing skills.
2020 The company partnered with U.S.-based TensorMark, a cloud-based AI and computer vision technology provider, to integrate their two innovative solutions into the Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses.
2020 Vuzix and Librestream Technologies Inc., an augmented reality enterprise solutions provider, launched a telehealth support kit that includes Librestream's Onsight remote expert software and the Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses to leverage medical specialists and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in response to COVID-19.
2021 The company signed a distribution agreement with Capestone BV. This Netherlands-based company provides 4G/5G hardware and related mobile solution technologies in Europe and abroad to sell Vuzix Smart Glasses.
2021 The company partnered with AmbiFi, an advanced software as a service (SaaS) ambient computing company, to provide healthcare professionals hands-free voice access to peer-reviewed and approved procedures, protocols, and pathways using Vuzix Smart Glasses, including the Vuzix M400 and M4000 Smart Glasses.
2022 Vuzix partnered with Base Logistics, a Netherlands-based global asset-light provider of integrated transport and warehouse management services, to provide third-party logistics support for expanding the Company's European operations and business needs.
2022 The company acquired Moviynt, a US-based SAP Certified ERP software solution provider, to support handheld mobile phones and scanners in logistics, warehousing, and manufacturing applications.
2023 Vuzix partnered with TeamOpenSmartGlasses to develop ChatGPT AI applications on Vuzix smart glasses to improve meetings and conversations with live info that enhances user understanding of conversations for executives, technologists, academics, etc.
2024 Garmin collaborated with Vuzix to develop next-generation nano-imprinted waveguides with microLED-based display systems to support the burgeoning near-eye display industry.