Concept NanoAI is an idea we want to build. No working device exists yet.

NanoAI · a Helius Network concept

A band of glass that closes on a heartbeat.

No buckle. No pin. A single strip of flexible glass that wraps your wrist, holds while it senses your pulse, and lets go when it does not. With Olo, the assistant that checks its own answers, on the surface.

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Concept drawing of the NanoAI band closed in a ring, with the display, the overlapping ends and the pulse window labelled.

01 · The idea

Olo, without
the screen in your hand.

Olo already answers questions and tells you which parts of its answer it could check. NanoAI is the idea of giving Olo a body of its own: something you wear, that knows it is on you, and that goes quiet the moment it is not.

  • One piece. A strip that lies flat on a table and curls around a wrist. Nothing to fasten and nothing to line up.
  • It knows it is worn. The band is meant to hold only while it senses a pulse, and to lock Olo when it is taken off.
  • Private by design. The pulse signal is meant to stay on the band. It is there to work the clasp, nothing more.
Concept drawing of the NanoAI band closed around a wrist.

02 · The heartbeat clasp

The clasp is
your own pulse.

This is how the band is meant to behave. It is a design goal, and proving that it can be made to work is the first thing a contribution pays for.

  1. 1Place

    Lay the open band over your wrist.

  2. 2Sense

    The pulse window on the skin side looks for a heartbeat.

  3. 3Hold

    A pulse is found. The band curls and holds.

  4. 4Lost

    The band is taken off or lifted, and the pulse is gone.

  5. 5Release

    The band relaxes and Olo locks.

Five step concept diagram: place the band, pulse sensed, band holds, pulse lost, band releases.

Not a health device. Sensing a pulse is how the band decides whether to hold. NanoAI is not designed to measure, monitor, diagnose or treat anything, and nothing on this page is a health claim.

03 · How it could look

Made on a computer,
not in a workshop.

These pictures and this short film are 3D renders of the idea, made on a computer to show how the band could look and close. They are not photographs, the arm is a model, and no working device exists yet.

Concept film: the band lands on a wrist, senses a pulse, wraps and wakes. A render, not footage of a device.
On the wristHow the closed band could sit, with Olo on the display.
ClosedThe two ends overlap and hold. There is no clasp.
Flat and openOne strip of flexible glass with the display in the middle.
BendingThe whole strip bends, not a hinge.
Inside the glassAn idea of the circuit film that would run through it.
The displayOlo, a pulse line and nothing else.

04 · The drawings

Drawn, not
photographed.

The diagrams and sketches behind the renders. Everything on this page is an illustration of an idea, because there is no product to photograph yet.

Flat and openOne strip, with a display zone and two ends that overlap.
LayersAn illustration of the parts a band like this would need. Not a specification.
How it connectsThe band, your phone and Olo, and what is meant to stay on the band.
Sketch: three statesFlat, bending and closed.
Sketch: the closed ringThe overlap that stands in for a clasp.
Sketch: one band, many wristsThe overlap takes up the difference in size.

05 · Where it really stands

The honest
status.

You should know exactly what you would be supporting before you give anything.

What exists today

  • The idea, and the drawings on this page.
  • Olo, the assistant NanoAI would carry. It is live on the web at helius-olo.io.
  • A plan for finding out whether the band can be built.

What does not exist yet

  • A working prototype. None has been built.
  • Proof that the heartbeat clasp works in a band this thin.
  • Chosen materials, a manufacturer, or a safety review.
  • A price, a release date, or anything to order.

06 · What a contribution pays for

One stage
at a time.

Contributions go to the earliest unfinished stage. We have not put prices on the stages, because we do not have quotes from engineers and suppliers yet, and we will not guess.

  1. Stage 1Can it be built?

    A feasibility study with engineers who work in flexible displays, thin sensors and materials. The answer may be no, or not yet. If so, we will say so here.

  2. Stage 2Prove the clasp

    A bench model of the hold and release mechanism on its own, with no display, to show that a pulse can work a clasp.

  3. Stage 3A first working prototype

    A band that senses, holds, releases and talks to Olo. It will not be pretty.

  4. Stage 4A prototype you could wear

    The working parts in the intended form, with an independent safety review.

  5. After thatA public campaign

    Only once a working prototype exists would we open a crowdfunding campaign for a first production run, with real prices and dates.

Updates on each stage will be posted on this page.

07 · Contribute

Help build
the first one.

If you would like to see NanoAI exist, you can give toward the prototype. Please read what a contribution is, and what it is not, before you do.

  • It is a gift toward building a first prototype.
  • It is not a purchase or a pre-order. It does not reserve a device, and there is no reward attached to it.
  • It is not an investment. It gives you no shares, no return and no stake in Helius Network.
  • It is not a charitable donation. Helius Network Ltd is a company, not a charity, so a contribution is not tax deductible.
  • It may not succeed. Early hardware often does not work out. Give only what you are happy to give on those terms.

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08 · Follow along

Not ready to give?
Just watch.

Leave your email and we will write when a stage starts, finishes or fails. A few emails a year, and nothing else.

NanoAI updates

09 · Questions

Fair
questions.

Can I buy or pre-order NanoAI?

No. There is nothing to buy and nothing to reserve. NanoAI is a concept, and a contribution here is a gift toward finding out whether it can be built.

Does a working device exist?

No. There are drawings, computer renders and a plan. The pictures and the film on this page are illustrations made on a computer, not photographs.

What do I get for contributing?

Our thanks, and updates if you ask for them. There is no reward, discount or place in a queue attached to a contribution.

Is this an investment?

No. A contribution gives you no shares, no return and no stake of any kind.

Is it a charitable donation?

No. Helius Network Ltd is a company, not a charity, so a contribution is not tax deductible.

Is NanoAI a health or medical device?

No. The band is meant to sense a pulse for one reason only: to decide whether to hold or let go. It is not designed to measure, monitor, diagnose or treat anything.

What happens to the pulse signal?

The design intention is that it stays on the band and is used only to work the clasp and the lock. This is a goal for a device that has not been built, and we will describe exactly how it works once it has.

What if it turns out it cannot be built?

Then we will say so on this page, and explain what we learned. That is a real possibility with early hardware, which is why we ask you to give only as a gift.

When will it be ready?

We do not know, and we will not guess. The first milestone is the feasibility study.

How do I get in touch?

Through the Support page.