REY empowers people with visual impairments to manage tasks with more independence and eases social participation. The AI companion can equally be used by sighted people and thereby cleans up with prejudices that traditional assistive devices foster. The technical build-up of REY includes a depth sensor and camera in front, capturing the user’s view and translating visual inputs to hearable inputs. The user is thereby enabled to read text, recognize colors, people and facial expressions as well as to gain a better understanding of his surrounding through descriptions. The two integrated bone conduction speakers let the user hear REY’s voice without sealing off his ears, which is an important aspect of safety. The speakers are capable of producing 3D sound which alongside the two vibration motors makes navigating instructions much more intuitive and less distracting.