.lumen’s Glasses for the Blind receive CE certification

May 15, 2025, Cluj-Napoca: .lumen, the Romanian deep-tech startup, has secured CE certification for its Glasses for the Blind. This milestone means their AI-powered headset meets Europe’s highest safety, health, and environmental standards, and can now be marketed across the entire European Economic Area.  

“After five years of continuous innovation and over 40 dedicated R&D specialists, we’ve finally placed the CE mark, alongside the EU flag, on a product we designed and built in Romania,” said Cornel Amariei, founder and CEO of .lumen. “I’m deeply honoured and still can’t believe the world’s most advanced assistive technology carries the Romanian DNA.” 

While there are 338 million visually impaired people worldwide (projected to reach 535 million by 2050), only 28,000 guide dogs are available globally. With guide dogs costing approximately $70,000 to train, .lumen's technology offers a scalable alternative that could dramatically increase access to effective mobility assistance. 

Europe is the second-largest regional market for assistive technology globally, accounting for 27.3% of the global market share in 2025. Achieving CE certification allows access to Europe’s €30 billion assistive-technology market, while also paving the way for future global approvals, such as FDA clearance in the United States.   

Later this summer, .lumen will begin real-world deployments of its glasses. Visually impaired individuals across Europe will soon experience unprecedented independence, whether through anticipated government-led assistive-technology programs or direct purchases. 

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About .lumen 

.lumen is the research start-up that builds Pedestrian Autonomous Driving (PAD AI), first showcased in the Glasses for the Blind. Founded by Cornel Amariei, inspired by his family— all of them having disabilities— the Glasses replicate the main features of the guide dog and more, in a scalable product. The same software coordinating the glasses, called PAD AI, will allow humanoid robotics to navigate pedestrian environments. 

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For more details, please contact: 

Bianca Iulia Simion 

Chief Marketing Officer, .lumen press@dotlumen.com